what this does is, it's kind of inspired by the books of ira levin, you know, the stepford wives, andut racism in white middle—class liberal america and it's more of a psychological thriller than a horror movie, although there are moments of horror in it. it is sharp and satirical and really, really well played and what i loved about it was, again, it's one of those films where you couldn't quite see where it was going. it's got great performances, it is very wry and i didn't know much about it when i went in and i was really surprised and i love ira levin's books anyway. i know this isn't directly adapted from them but the ghost of ira levin hangs over this and it is a really fine piece of work. but, try not to read too much about it before you see the film. ok, that's a good tip. thank you very much, as ever, mark. i have made a list of my summer homework. there is a lot of it but i'm going to do it. start with the levelling because you will love the levelling. i'm very excited about that one. thank you very much. good to see you, as ever. and a quick reminder before we go, you can

what this does is, it's kind of inspired by the books of ira levin, you know, the stepford wives, andhere are moments of horror in it. it is sharp and satirical and really, really well played and what i loved about it was, again, it's one of those films where you couldn't quite see where it was going. it's got great performances, it is very wry and i didn't know much about it when i went in and i was really surprised and i love ira levin's books anyway. i know this isn't directly adapted from them but the ghost of ira levin hangs over this and it is a really fine piece of work. but, try not to read too much about it before you see the film. ok, that's a good tip. thank you very much, as ever, mark. i have made a list of my summer homework. there is a lot of it but i'm going to do it. start with the levelling because you will love the levelling. i'm very excited about that one. thank you very much. good to see you, as ever. and a quick reminder before we go, you can find all the film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode — including mark's top ten films o

what this does is, it is kind of inspired by the books of ira levin, who wrote the stepford wives, and white middle—class liberal america and it is more of a psychological thriller than a horror movie, although there are moments of horror in it. it is sharp and satirical and really well played and what i loved about it, it was one of those films, you couldn't quite see where it was going. it has great performances, it is very bright and i didn't know much about it when i went in and i was really surprised and i love the books anyway, it is not directly adapted from the books, but it is a really fine piece of work, but try not to read too much about it before you see the film. thank you very much. that's it for this week, though. thanks for watching. goodbye. i have made a list of my homework. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/mark kermode — including mark's top ten films of the year so far. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. enjoyed your sin and viewing. it is a very good week.

what this does is, it's kind of inspired by the books of ira levin, you know, the stepford wives, andchological thriller than a horror movie, although there are moments of horror in it. it is sharp and satirical and really, really well played and what i loved about it was, again, it's one of those films where you couldn't quite see where it was going. it's got great performances, it is very wry and i didn't know much about it when i went in and i was really surprised and i love ira levin's books anyway. i know this isn't directly adapted from them but the ghost of ira levin hangs over this and it is a really fine piece of work. but, try not to read too much about it before you see the film. ok, that's a good tip. thank you very much, as ever, mark. i have made a list of my summer homework. there is a lot of it but i'm going to do it. start with the levelling because you will love the levelling. i'm very excited about that one. thank you very much. good to see you, as ever. and a quick reminder before we go, you can find all the film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.c

what this does is, it is kind of inspired by the books of ira levin, who wrote the stepford wives, andical thriller than a horror movie, although there are moments of horror in it. it is sharp and satirical and really well played and what i loved about it, it was one of those films, you couldn't quite see where it was going. it has great performances, it is very bright and i didn't know much about it when i went in and i was really surprised and i love the books anyway, it is not directly adapted from the books, but it is a really fine piece of work, but try not to read too much about it before you see the film. thank you very much. that's it for this week, though. thanks for watching. goodbye. i have made a list of my homework. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/mark kermode — including mark's top ten films of the year so far. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. coming up before 7am: stav has the weather. but first