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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH: “like some nightmare furries convention”
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
1 hour 32 minutes
2 weeks ago
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH: “like some nightmare furries convention”
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Howdy Take listeners! We’re approaching the very end of the Christmas corridor—and we’ve got all the movie reviews you need to get you through the final push and onto the sofa eating Quality Street and turkey leftovers. First up, The Housemaid—Paul Feig’s psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney as a live-in maid for a family with dark secrets. Plus Marty Supreme, the high-speed Josh Safdie drama starring Timothée Chalamet as a aspiring table-tennis star in 1950s New York—and finally, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Regular listeners will know about Mark’s longstanding love for (slating) the Avatar films—so buckle up for a festive rant.
The wonderful Paul Bettany—star of A Knights Tale, Dogville, and more recently the Marvel Cinematic Universe as both the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. and as Vision—is our guest this week. He’s with us to discuss the new Sky adaptation of Amadeus—in which he plays Salieri, the frustratedly mediocre nemesis of Will Sharpe’s Mozart. The Oscar-winning 1984 film adaptation is Simon’s favourite movie of all time—but will Bettany win him over to this new TV version? They unpack it and talk music, the truth about Mozart, and whether Paul will ever direct again.
Thanks for listening, and Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!
Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free)
The Housemaid review – 11:17
BO10 – 20:34
Paul Bettany Interview: 28:20
Laughter Lift – 53:55
Marty Supreme review 57:55
Avatar Fire & Ash review 1:10:24
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