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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image, revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.

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127 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes127

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Aug 11, 2023 · 42 min
The Jukebox Soundtrack
Ellen and Mark explore pop music on screen, on the 50th anniversary of American Graffiti.
Jun 2, 2023 · 43 min
Barbie on screen
Ellen and Mark devote the final episode of the series to the world’s most famous doll.
May 26, 2023 · 42 min
Sports movies and TV
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore sport on screen, from Field of Dreams to Ted Lasso.
May 19, 2023 · 42 min
Rep Cinema and the legacy of the Scala
Mark and Ellen explore the history and legacy of London's infamous Scala Cinema.
May 12, 2023 · 42 min
Girls coming of age on film
Ellen and Mark explore screen depictions of teen girlhood, from Ladybird to Turning Red.
May 5, 2023 · 42 min
Home Movies
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a look at the home movie.
Apr 28, 2023 · 42 min
Strikes, Camera, Action!
Ellen and Mark explore screen depictions of activism and the struggle for workers' rights.
Apr 21, 2023 · 42 min
Restaurants
Ellen and Mark explore restaurants on screen, from Big Night to Ratatouille.
Apr 14, 2023 · 42 min
Jeanne Dielman and the art of slow cinema
Is a 3.5 hour feminist piece of slow cinema from 1975 the greatest movie of all time?
Apr 7, 2023 · 42 min
The Long Good Friday
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate the British gangster film.
Feb 3, 2023 · 42 min
The Art of the Trailer
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the dark arts of the film trailer.
Jan 27, 2023 · 42 min
Fat is a filmmaker issue
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how fatness is portrayed on screen.
Jan 20, 2023 · 42 min
Hollywood's pre-code Babylon
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode travel back to the Wild West of Hollywood's early years.
Jan 13, 2023 · 42 min
Genius on screen
Ellen and Mark explore how genius is portrayed on-screen - and celebrated off-screen.
Jan 6, 2023 · 42 min
Folk Horror
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore folk horror on screen.
Dec 30, 2022 · 41 min
Rashomon
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the legacy of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.
Dec 23, 2022 · 42 min
Christmas TV traditions
Ellen and Mark explore the made-for-TV Christmas romcom and the festive ghost story.
Dec 16, 2022 · 43 min
Whodunnit?
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate whodunnits and murder mysteries on screen.
Dec 9, 2022 · 43 min
25 Years of Titanic
Ellen and Mark revisit the epic blockbuster film Titanic, in its 25th anniversary year.
Sep 30, 2022 · 43 min
Method Acting
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones are getting under the skin of method acting.