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Cate Blanchett, The New Boy, Monster & Drive Away Dolls
About this episode
This week, the one and only Cate Blanchett joins Mark and Simon for a chat about her drama ‘The New Boy’, which follows a young Aboriginal Australia orphan, who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun, begin to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage.
Mark gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Monster’, a Japanese psychological mystery thriller about a mother who confronts a teacher after noticing disturbing changes in her son’s behaviour; and ‘Drive Away Dolls’, an Ethan Coen-helmed road trip caper about two lesbian friends who get caught up in crime.
Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.
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08:23 Monster review
23:27 Box Office Top 10
37:28 Cate Blanchett interview
52:03 The New Boy review
57:23 Laughter Lift
01:02:48 Drive-Away Dolls review
01:09:23 What’s On
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