Movies with Rhianna

In a 'movie news stories' round-up, Ace and Ali talk about the Zac Efron Three Men And A Baby reboot - no, really - Will Smith's hard-edged Fresh Prince reimagining and who they've cast as Princess Diana in the final two series of The Crown. It's a mixed bag of news this week, we can't lie. Also don't forget that next week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' is Tenet, what with it being the first big, big movie to hit cinemas for a long, long time. And, you know, it being a Christopher Nolan film and all. What were you planning on doing, 'not watching it'? Well, quite.

A short and sweet (and spoilerific) Friday podcast for you this week, with Ali joining forces with Steffan Powell, Radio 1's gaming-cum-murder mystery expert, to talk about this week's Ali Plumb's Film Club choice, Knives Out. Look forward to two fully-grown men getting really excited about Daniel Craig's Kentucky-fried accent, listing off their favourite Agatha Christie adaptations and other such wanton nerdery. Plus! Ali announces next week's film club choice, Peanut Butter Falcon. Better take note, ya hear?

Seth Rogen is back - and in cinemas to boot! - with An American Pickle, a high-concept comedy about grief, loss, ancestry, religion and what it would be like if your grandfather met you, a 30-something app developer in New York, after waking up from being pickled in brine for over 100 years. You may need to read that sentence again, I don't blame you. Here, Seth talks about his thinky, introspective movie with his trademark booming laugh never far from his lips, before digging into the tried and true Ali Plumb silly stuff towards the end.

Ali is all on his lonesome this week as he tries to get his head around the Disney+ release strategy for Mulan, gets excited for The Boys series two and lists ten of his favourite 'underseen indie movies' from the 21st century. Plus, The Martian is this week's Ali Plumb Film Club choice - look forward to Ali trying to get his head around the science of it all - with Knives Out the pick for next time around, so make sure you write that down quick smart.

Russell Crowe is back in cinemas with a new action thriller called Unhinged - which also means he's back on Radio 1's Screen Time too! As well as speaking to Ali about his new road rage movie, the Oscar-winning cinematic legend touches on all sorts of old school fun: what fans shout at him across the street, what movie mementos he's kept over the years, and which movies he'd done he'd consider "his hidden gems". This one is a real treat, truly.

On this week's Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time, Ace is back to talk about The Nice Guys, the Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling '70s-set action-comedy you always wanted to watch but just, you know, didn't find the time. After this podcast, things may well change on that front... Plus! As well as Ali Plumb's Film Club, there's also some movie news to wrestle with, not forgetting a top five 'Most random film cameos' list from Ali which just might blow your mind. Maybe. Possibly. If you're feeling a bit fragile, perhaps.

On this week's Sunday interview special of Radio 1's Screen Time, Ali speaks to one of his favourite comic performers working today, the utterly amazing Natasia Demetriou, star of the What We Do In The Shadows sitcom spin-off, as well as Stath Lets Flats with her brother Jamie and her own sketch show with Ellie White. She is, as you will soon discover, an absolutely excellent human being. Top tip though: if you haven't seen the latest series of What We Do In The Shadows, it's highly recommended you do so before you press play on this as spoilers abound.

Good news, everyone! Ace is back on the podcast to talk about Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Tom Cruise's stunt addition and the fine art of smushing your ankle into the side of a building. Plus, Ali reviews Tom Hanks's Greyhound and tries to keep up with the "This Movie Has Been Delayed" film news headlines. And by the way, next week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice is The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, so that's, well, nice.

In this week's Sunday interview special of Radio 1's Screen Time, Ali speaks to the always-wonderful Beanie Feldstein. If you don't know Beanie already, you better go watch Booksmart and Lady Bird ASAP - seriously, they're great movies - before you see her tackle a lead role in her latest, How To Build A Girl. Not only is she in almost every scene, but she also tackles the incredibly tricky Wolverhampton accent, which we discuss at length here, as well as her favourite British words, strangers treating her like they're best friends and the concept of 'British culture shock'. It's a thing. Kind of. Maybe.

Friend of the podcast Karen Han is back this week to talk about one of the Coen Brothers' best films, No Country For Old Men, in 'Ali Plumb's Film Club.' Plus, Ali runs through some of his favourite time travel movies of the 21st century and touches the latest film news, including certain blockbusters restarting production and certain releases hitting streaming services instead of your local cinema

One of the biggest entertainment releases this year wasn't a TV show or a movie but a game, namely The Last Of Us Part 2. In this very, very spoiler-filled podcast, Newsbeat's very own gaming correspondent and friend of the podcast Steffan Powell joins Ali to dig into the incredibly emotional Naughty Dog game. Again, expect spoilers - as well as two know-it-all nerds (in a good way) trying to assess a 24-hour plus game. Wish us luck...

On this week's Friday edition of the podcast, Ali talks to friend of the podcast and general all-round super scriptwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairnes about one of her favourite films for Ali Plumb's Film Club this week, The Truman Show. Plus! Reviews of three new releases, namely Scoob!, The Long Way Back and The Old Guard. And next week's film club choice? That'll be No Country For Old Men. Definitely something to look forward to...

Hamilton - everyone's favourite envelope-pushing hip-hop about the incredible life of one of America's founding fathers - is coming to your TV screen. You've been waiting forever and a day to be in with a chance of getting a ticket to see it live and blow me down, now Disney Plus are dropping the original cast recording on us. Incredible scenes. Here, Ali speaks to two of the men behind it all, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail, only there's a snag: he hasn't seen the show yet. Hmm. Time to call in the big guns and 'outsource' some of the questions...

Ali runs down all the latest screen news, including updates on upcoming films Enola Holmes, The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and Tenet. Also a run down of his top five 20th century unseen gangster movies and a chat about his film club choice Game Night. Next week's film club is 1998's The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey and Ed Harris, be sure to catch up on that one for next week.

The always charming Simon Pegg talks to Ali about his new movie, indie drama Lost Transmissions, on this Sunday interview special. Towards the end though, things get seriously geeky as Simon guides us through his house and all the awesomely nerdy stuff he has there, as well as answering some very silly questions because... why not?

Ali is joined by fellow critic Beth Webb as they run down all the latest movie news as well as updates on the re-opening of cinemas in England. Plus an in depth discussion about a film they both obviously adore – Short Term 12.

Jodie Comer is perhaps best known for her work as Villanelle in the BBC Three series Killing Eve, but her latest appearance your TV screens won't be as a psychopathic assassin but as a star of the much-loved and greatly respected Alan Bennett monologue series Talking Heads, first recorded in the late '80s, with a second series airing in the '90s. Here, in this Screen Time interview special, Comer talks about the practicalities of shooting the 21st century remake in the time of Covid-19, the legacy of Bennett's work and what 'comfort food films' she's been watching during lockdown.

Rosamund Pike stars in the new Marie Curie biopic Radioactive, and here she talks to Ali about the fascinating life of the world-changing French-Polish scientist. Somehow Thunderbirds also comes up, as does Gone Girl - which makes a bit more sense to be fair - as well as Pike's recent discovery of the wizarding world of Harry Potter...

Spike Lee is the legendary actor-director-writer-producer behind so many influential and important films, including the likes of Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X and Blackkklansman. His latest, Netflix's Da Five Bloods, is a Vietnam War drama about a group of African-American veterans who return years later to where they buried their squad leader to take his body home... and unearth the gold they hid beside him. Here, Lee talks to Ali about how the project came about and why it's so timely today.

Judd Apatow has directed, produced and/or written more successful comedy films than you've got podcast subscriptions. Possibly, I should say, depends on how much you love listening to podcasts. It wasn't the best comparison to be honest. But anyway! He's the director of Knocked Up, Funny People, Trainwreck and now The King Of Staten Island, a comedy drama partly based on the life of Saturday Night Live veteran Pete Davidson, and he's also our special guest on the podcast today. He talks about how he put together the movie, what makes him laugh these days and even tells Ali a little bit about how he contributed to Happy Gilmore.