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Kermode & Mayo’s Take

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Essential film reviews, TV reviews, and all conversations around movie and non-movie related stuff brought to you by Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. Plus a whole bunch of recommendations to watch in cinemas, on all streaming services and on physical media. Want more Kermode & Mayo? Subscribe to Kermode & Mayo’s Extra Takes to get ad-free listening plus access to our subscriber-exclusive show, TAKE TWO, with new episodes every Friday. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or

tv & film film reviews

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75:09

Is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER film of the year? With...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/09/25

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. ‘One Battle After Another’ hits the big screen this week—and there’s already plenty of buzz, not

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75:46

Robert Redford remembered + Paul Greengrass on THE...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/09/18

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Simon and Mark remember true movie legend Robert Redford, who passed away this week. We hear your

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75:59

Does SPINAL TAP II turn it up to 11? + the rockin’...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/09/11

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ is finally out this week—but will it rock Mark’s world or break

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70:00

HONEY, DON’T: a film title that reviews itself? + Sam...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/09/04

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Grab the popcorn, because we’ve got a load more sweet and salty reviews for you this week on the

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68:24

Summer Holiday Highlights of the year so far

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/28

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. It’s a lovely highlights show for your summer holiday this week, where mark and Simon will be

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14:43

Now and Ben: Olivia Colman and Jay Roach on THE ROSES

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/26

Surprise! It’s another tasty nugget of Now & Ben in the Take feed. This time, Ben sits down with Olivia Colman and Jay Roach, star and director of ‘The Roses’--which hits the big screen this Friday. This grown-up comedy with bite is all about marriage and what happens when it gets rocky. Colman plays one half of a battling couple alongside Bendict Cumberbatch—and although things might look perfect on the surface, tensions rise and resentment simmers as the pair’s respective careers start to move

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67:01

Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor on THE LIFE OF CHUCK

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/21

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Supersub Ben Bailey Smith joins Mark this week for reviews of the freshest cinema releases. We’ve

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69:15

Bob Odenkirk talks NOBODY 2 – will it meet Mark’s...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/14

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Supersub Sanjeev is back again this week, donning his Take merchandise—and he’s not the only

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69:05

Is Mark freaked out by FREAKIER FRIDAY? + Celine Song...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/07

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Simon is off on his holibobs this week, but fortunately the excellent Sanjeev Bhaskar is in town

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41:39

Alien: Earth Bonus Special

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/08/05

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. ‘Alien: Earth’ is landing on the small screen on 13th August in the first TV outing for the

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70:00

Does NAKED GUN even pass the one laugh test? + Guy...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/07/31

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. ‘Naked Gun’ is out this week, where Liam Neeson finally embraces his meme-status by playing parody

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67:38

FILM OF THE YEAR ALREADY? Mark on BRING HER BACK

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/07/24

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Could we have found the film of the year already? ‘Bring Her Back’ looks like it’s got a fighting

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72:00

More SALT PATH & Harry Melling + your take on SUPERMAN

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/07/17

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Our guest this week is Harry Melling—all grown up after first hitting the big screen as Dudley

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68:31

THE SALT PATH: Simon and Mark’s reaction. Plus SUPERMAN

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/07/10

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. The wonderful Mark Gatiss is our guest this week. He joins Simon and Mark to talk ‘Bookish’—his

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70:27

Will Jurassic World Rebirth turn Mark into a...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/07/03

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. Our very special guest this week is a body horror legend; director of ‘The Fly’, ‘Videodrome’,

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71:28

Is F1 in pole position for film of the week?

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/06/26

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. ‘F1’, or ffffwan, as nobody is calling it—is racing onto cinema screens this week, so listen up

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66:47

28 Years Later: Mark’s Verdict + Jodie Comer and (Oh)...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/06/19

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. It’s not quite 28 years, but we have been waiting a whole 23 for a Danny Boyle helmed sequel to

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66:10

Domnhall Gleeson on Echo Valley

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/06/12

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you.Our guest this week is the prounciationally challenging but very lovely Domnhall Gleeson, who

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17:26

Now and Ben: Carey Mulligan and Tim Key

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/06/06

Welcome to another Now & Ben! This little nugget of bonus interview goodness features Carey Mulligan and Tim Key—stars of the new wholesome folk musical The Ballad of Wallis Island—in cinemas now.Ben sits down with them to talk about this British gem of a film that’s got Richard Curtis cooing. Plus behind the scenes goss on everything from corpsing on camera to sliding into dms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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68:34

20 Years of Kermode & Mayo

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/06/05

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. It's a 20th anniversary special for this ‘ere podcast—yes, we have been in your ears via download

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