Susan Wokoma on extramarital sex in CHEATERS and Tim Robey on notable Hollywood flops
Kermode on Film
HLA Agency
4.5 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
This week's episode was recorded live at the BFI Southbank last night, Monday 18th November 2024.
In this 96th edition of the MK3D show, Mark talks to Susan Wokoma about her role in short-form sitcom Cheaters. Series 2 releases tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and the first series is on BBC iPlayer now.
Mark also talks to fellow film critic Tim Robey, whose book Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops was released by Faber earlier this month. Mark and Tim catch up about the most entertaining and deserving flops – as well as an underrated masterpiece.
Plus a few of the questions from this evening’s audience.
This show is the first half of edition #96 of the MK3D show. The second half of the show features Himesh Patel and James Norton, and is uploaded next week,
Thank you for listening!
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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:
- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.
- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.
- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.
- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.
We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.
They are masterpieces!
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This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.
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Films and TV series mentioned in this episode include:
Wicked
Gladiator II
Cheaters
Muriel’s Wedding
Year of the Rabbit
Heaven’s Gate
Waterworld
Cat Woman (2004)
Babe, Pig in the City
CutThroat Island
Sorcerer
Batman
Mad Max
Hudson Hawk
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Exorcist
Jaws
Wages of Fear
Star Wars
Piece By Piece
The Apprentice
The Franchise
Joy
Actors and Directors mentioned in this episode include:
Oliver Littelton
Joshua Maguire
Jack Fox
Pitof (Jean-Christophe Comar)
Halle Berry
Joel Schumacher
Michael Cimino
Toni Colette
Nick Cave
Russell Crowe
George Miller
Renny Harlin
Matthew Modine
Geena Davis
Johnny Depp
Roy Scheider
Steve McQueen
Jeanne Moreau
Pharrell Williams
Bill Forsyth
Brian Cox
Himesh Patel
James Norton
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| 1:04.4 | Hi, this is Mark Kermode. |
| 1:05.8 | Thanks for downloading this Kermode on film podcast. |
| 1:08.2 | This week's episode was recorded live at the BFI South Bank last night. |
| 1:11.8 | This week I talked to Susan Wacoma about her rolling cheaters on BBC I Plan Now, |
| 1:16.1 | and to my fellow film critic Tim Robey, |
| 1:18.0 | who's written a terrific book about the history of Hollywood Flops, |
| 1:20.9 | box office poison. |
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| 1:29.9 | Good evening, everybody. |
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