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Radio 1's Screen Time

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Join Radio 1’s resident film buff Ali Plumb for movie news, reviews and extra behind-the-screens fun.

Episodes

Reviewed: Green Book & How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Ali and Ace chat movies and TV news and, as well as giving his predictions for the Oscars, Ali reviews Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant.

Feb 01, 201943 min

Adam McKay Interview Special: Vice

Adam McKay, the Oscar-winning writer-director of The Big Short - and veteran of Anchorman, The Other Guys and Talladega Nights - tackles the most powerful Vice President in US history, Dick Cheney, in his latest kinda sorta biopic Vice. Dealing with some really heavy subject matter, the film is lifted by the performances of Christian Bale, Adam Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, as well as McKay’s unique anarchic, comedic style, and you can find out a lot more about it in this special intervi...

Jan 27, 201917 min

Reviewed: Vice & Free Solo

Ali and Ace chat about the Oscar Nominations, what they are watching on TV and review Vice Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams & Steve Carell and the rock climbing documentary Free Solo.

Jan 25, 201940 min

Reviewed: Mary Queen Of Scots & Glass

Ali & Ace give us all the week’s movie and TV news alongside Ali’s review of Mary Queen Of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie and M Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to both Split and Unbreakable, Glass.

Jan 18, 201939 min

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones Interview Special: Black Mirror Bandersnatch

The creative minds behind Netflix’s darkly comic sci-fi TV series Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, speak to Ali about their latest episode. Well, film. Well, game. Hmm. Whatever it is, it’s called Bandersnatch, and it’s the streaming version of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, and it’s genuinely fascinating. So to find out more, listen to Charlie and Annabel tell Ali about their writing process, the tech behind it all and what their favourite cereal is. As you might have guessed...

Jan 13, 201916 min

Reviewed: Holmes & Watson, Stan & Ollie and The Favourite

Ali and Ace talk about their thoughts on the this years Golden Globes awards and Ali gives his verdict on Holmes & Watson starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly and Stan & Ollie also starring John C. Reilly alongside Steve Coogan.

Jan 11, 201931 min

Matt Damon Interview Special: Movies That Made Me

Saving Private Ryan, Jason Bourne, Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon talks to Radio 1's Ali Plumb about the stories behind his biggest films. Find why John Malkovich told him he was a terrible actor in Rounders and how we nearly didn't get more Jason Bourne.

Jan 06, 201922 min

Reviewed: Nothing as Ali's Asleep!

Ali is resting after his Christmas and New Year Shenanigans so there are no reviews this week. However, Sunday's Screen Time Interview special will be with Bourne himself, Matt Damon. See you then!

Jan 04, 201945 sec

Saoirse Ronan Film of 2018 interview special: Lady Bird

Ali's number one film of 2018 is Lady Bird, so to celebrate Greta Gerwig's award-winning coming-of-age drama, here's a special Saoirse Ronan interview from way back in January, talking about the film that earned Ronan her third Oscar nomination. That's right, third. A reminder: she's just 24-years-old.

Dec 30, 201816 min

The 10 Best Movies Of 2018

2018 has been a massive year for the movie industry but which ones, in our superhero Ali Plumb's mind, were the best? Prepare for some surprises as he counts down to his number one choice.

Dec 28, 201825 min

Reviewed: Mary Poppins Returns & Bumblebee

Ali reviews Mary Poppins Returns & Bumblebee and chats to Ace about all the latest movie & TV news including news on Men in Black International and Hellboy.

Dec 21, 201833 min

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Interview Special: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

With critically-acclaimed hyperkinetic animated Spider-Man movie Into The Spider-verse out in cinemas this weekend, Ali sat down with its producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller to talk about the new Spider-people they're bringing to the big screen: including black-and-white 'Spider-man noir' played by Nic Cage and, um, a Spider-pig. It's complicated. But fun!

Dec 16, 201815 min

Reviewed: The Old Man & the Gun and Sorry To Bother You

Ali and Ace chat about all the latest goings on in the world of film and TV including news on Kevin Hart, Game Of Thrones & Captain Marvel. Plus Ali’s verdict on Robert Redford’s The Old Man & A Gun and the weird but wonderful Sorry To Bother You.

Dec 07, 201839 min

Reviewed: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Ali and Ace pay tribute to legendary writer, editor and publisher of Marvel, Stan Lee. Ali also gives his verdict on Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and has news on Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Toy Story 4 and Stephen Merchant's Fighting With My Family.

Nov 16, 201835 min

Reviewed: Widows, The Grinch & Outlaw King

Epic historical drama Outlaw King, heist thriller Widows and Christmas family favourite The Grinch are all reviewed by Ali but which one gets the most stars? Ali also chats to Ace about Wildlife and Overlord and all of the latest T.V news including info on Breaking Bad & Shrek.

Nov 09, 201833 min

Rachel McAdams Interview Special: Movies That Made Me

Mean Girls, The Notebook, Doctor Strange - Rachel spills the beans to Ali about the stories behind the movies. Includes bad behaviour from Christopher Walken and how Barack Obama declared himself a fan.

Nov 04, 201816 min