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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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88:45

Did Mark ‘Louvre’ Josh O’Connor’s timely heist movie...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/10/23

This Week on the Show: Josh O’Connor, Kelly Reichardt & the Art of the Heist Fresh off the headlines of a real-life Louvre robbery, indie auteur Kelly Reichardt and breakout star Josh O’Connor join Simon to talk about their buzzy new film, The Mastermind—a stylish 70s-set art-heist drama that’s suddenly feeling very timely. O’Connor plays JB, a slacker dad whose low-stakes gallery theft spirals into something far more chaotic. Expect Nixon-era nostalgia, vintage fashion deep-dives, and awkward

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84:14

Has FRANKENSTEIN got Mark (re)animated? + Russell Tovey

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/10/16

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. Another packed show this week with four movie reviews for your listening pleasure. First up,

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75:46

TRON: ARES: “It was like my brain was atrophying” +...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/10/09

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 galivanting this week, so our supersub Ben Baby Smith is back—and ready to run down

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77:05

Aimee Lou Wood on Film Club + a DOUBLE BILL of films...

Kermode & Mayo’s Take ·

2025/10/02

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 from the small screen this week is Aimee Lou Wood. The White Lotus star is

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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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