This week, the gloves come off as Jason Solomons delves into the ring of punchy movies about 1970s US politics to explore Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon and Gus van Sant's Milk.
Ron Howard reveals why he sees the film of Peter Morgan's acclaimed stage play as a boxing match between Frank Langella's Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen's David Frost.
Then Xan Brooks joins in to review the week's big releases: the superbly acted Frost/Nixon, Tom Cruise's "Top Gun in an eyepatch" turn in Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, Anne Hathaway's revelatory performance in Jonathan Demme's brilliant ensemble film Rachel Getting Married, and Sean Penn's warm, nuanced portrayal of the first openly gay politician to be elected to public office in Milk.
Following that, director Gus van Sant talks about why he cast Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, his own experiences as a gay film-maker, and what drew him to "squander my fortunes" on a shot-by-shot remake of Psycho.
