The BFG (2016) with Justin Johnson

Bobswinkles, it’s a fizz whizzer! Yes, you heard that right, the time has come for us to climb into a giant bag and be transported to Giant Country, where we’ll sample the finest snozzcumbers and frobscottle (though you’ll forgive us if there’s a whizzpopper or two). We’re joined by the BFI Southbank’s Head of Cinema Programme, Justin Johnson, for this wide-ranging discussion of Steven Spielberg’s 2016 adaptation of Roald Dahl's THE BFG. It’s an episode as giant as Fleshlumpeater but far less mean, taking in everything from the film’s long gestation to its struggle to make an impact, from the mo-cap performances and CGI compositing to the wide array of accents (some more explicable than others). Whoopsie scrumpers!

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