In a few words
The first book by the nation’s favourite film experts whose BBC Radio 5 Live film review show is downloaded by 2 million people every month
In a few words
In their first book together, the nation’s ‘go to’ experts on all things film don their surgical scrubs to cure your cinema dilemmas and movie ailments
The best double act in the movies
The hosts of the BBC's flagship film show summon up their knowledge to provide entertaining and informative film-watching tips
The hosts of the BBC's flagship film show summon up their knowledge to provide entertaining and informative film-watching tips
If you want to treat the film fan in your life - or just treat yourself - The Movie Doctors is the place to go . . . The book delights in the kind of movie trivia and outlandish anecdotes that every film buff can enjoy . . . as addictive as ever
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Whatever your ailment, the nation’s best-loved film experts have the perfect cinematic prescription for you, whether it’s a course of the Coens or a dose of Die Hard. And they’re ready to cure the movies to, taking their scalpels to bloated blockbusters and warning of the ill effects of overpraise.
Where medical ignorance and movie expertise meet – the surgery of Doctors Kermode and Mayo is now open.
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The surgery is now open . . .
For over a decade, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode have been sharing their film expertise with each other (and occasionally the odd listener) on the airwaves. Now they are donning their surgical scrubs and bringing their unique blend of deep movie knowledge and medical ignorance to their new guise as the Movie Doctors. Mayo and Kermode are armed and ready to offer improbable cinematic cures for the dilemmas of modern life.
Suffering with insomnia and need a cinematic alternative to counting sheep? The Movie Doctors prescribe The Piano. Tinnitus driving you up the wall? A dose of Interstellar can help. Stressed and anxious? The Big Lebowski is what you need. If you’re feeling your age, look no further than The Godfather. And what about movies themselves? Doctors Mayo and Kermode are also taking their scalpel to ‘sick’ movies, dissecting the perils of excessive length, the ill effects of glowing praise and warning how cosmetic surgery can change the face of a film.
Celluloid or humanoid, the Movie Doctors are here to help.
If you're feeling low let the Movie Doctors prescribe trivia, from deciding how long blockbusters should be to the horrors of taking kids to the flicks
A thumping good film book
If you want to treat the film fan in your life - or just treat yourself - The Movie Doctors is the place to go . . . The book delights in the kind of movie trivia and outlandish anecdotes that every film buff can enjoy . . . as addictive as ever
Impressive . . . anyone can happily dip in and find something of interest . . . cast[s] an intellectual eye over a popular art
A fascinating, broad and beautifully presented collection of arguments, articles, diagrams and disputes. Running to over 300 pages, and with sky-high production values, [the book] takes the core medical analogy that Doctors Mayo and Kermode have made their own, and comes up with something that works . . . a thumping good film book
Impressive . . . anyone can happily dip in and find something of interest . . . cast[s] an intellectual eye over a popular art
It's a list-maker's dream . . . Lavish illustrations and bountiful in-jokes
If you're feeling low let the Movie Doctors prescribe trivia, from deciding how long blockbusters should be to the horrors of taking kids to the flicks