Film
Season 2015
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Where to Watch Season 2015
14 Episodes
- Wild, Whiplash
E1Wild, WhiplashClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh return for their first show of the new year and cast their eyes over the week's latest big-screen releases. Featuring reviews of biopic Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon as a woman on a solo trek along North America's Pacific Crest Trail, and music school drama Whiplash, with Miles Teller and JK Simmons, who is hotly tipped for an Oscar nomination. - Mortdecai, Ex Machina, A Most Violent Year, The Gambler
E2Mortdecai, Ex Machina, A Most Violent Year, The GamblerClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh cast their eyes over the week's latest big-screen releases, including Johnny Depp's action comedy Mortdecai, co-starring Ewan McGregor and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the remake of The Gambler, with Mark Wahlberg. Plus, two films starring Oscar Isaac - crime drama A Most Violent Year, with Jessica Chastain, and Alex Garland's sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, co-starring Domhnall Gleeson (who is due to appear alongside Isaac yet again in the forthcoming new Star Wars movie). - Kingsman: The Secret Service, Inherent Vice
E3Kingsman: The Secret Service, Inherent ViceClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh are joined by film journalist Helen O'Hara as they cast their eyes over the week's big-screen releases. They include spy caper Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine, and Paul Thomas Anderson's crime comedy Inherent Vice, with Joaquin Phoenix. - Selma, Jupiter Ascending
E4Selma, Jupiter AscendingClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh are joined by critic Ashley Clark to review the latest movie releases, including civil rights drama Selma, starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr, and Oscar nominee Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending, a fantasy adventure from the Wachowskis. - Cake, Love is Strange, Still Alice
E5Cake, Love is Strange, Still AliceClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh take a critical look at the week's film releases including Cake, starring Jennifer Aniston, and romantic drama Love is Strange. Plus a feature interview with Oscar hopeful Julianne Moore, star of Still Alice. - 2015 Oscars, Blackhat, The Duke of Burgundy
E62015 Oscars, Blackhat, The Duke of BurgundyClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh are joined by Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw to review the runners and riders in the 2015 Oscar race. Plus, reviews of this weeks new releases, including Michael Mann's cyber-thriller Blackhat, which stars Chris Hemsworth, and drama The Duke of Burgundy. - The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Focus, It Follows
E7The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Focus, It FollowsClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh are joined by critic Tim Robey to review comedy sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Will Smith crime caper Focus and horror movie It Follows, which proved a big hit at Cannes. - Brooklyn, Kill Your FriendsE8
Brooklyn, Kill Your FriendsThe movie review show returns, with regular hosts Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh joined by guest critic Antonia Quirke. They cast their eyes over New York period romance Brooklyn and murder-movie Kill Your Friends, and present an interview with Aaron Sorkin, writer of Steve Jobs, the much-anticipated biopic of the Apple founder. - Steve Jobs, The Lady in the Van, The HallowE9
Steve Jobs, The Lady in the Van, The HallowClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh review the Apple biopic Steve Jobs and the Alan Bennett classic, The Lady in the Van, starring Maggie Smith. They are joined on the critics' sofa by The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw, who adds to the fun with revenge comedy Tangerine and Irish horror The Hallow. - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, LoveE10
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, LoveDanny Leigh and Claudia Winkleman are joined on the sofa by critic Robbie Collins. They look at the latest instalment of The Hunger Games series (Mockingjay - Part 2), the erotic and explicit drama Love, and an extended interview with move legend Steven Spielberg. - Black Mass, Bridge of SpiesE11
Black Mass, Bridge of SpiesClaudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh take a critical look at gangster biopic Black Mass and Spielberg's latest Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance. And director Todd Haynes talks about his latest film, upcoming 1950s Manhattan lesbian romance Carol starring Cate Blanchett. Joining Claudia and Danny in the studio is critic Tim Robey. - By The Sea, GrandmaE13
By The Sea, GrandmaDanny Leigh and Claudia Winkleman are joined by critic Ellen E Jones to review big film releases, including relationship drama By The Sea, starring husband and wife Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Plus, Lily Tomlin's part as an unusual role model in Grandma, and the enduring appeal of Star Wars.