
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
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The new home of Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. They’re back, and it’s bigger, and better and larger-er and more-er. Film reviews, TV reviews, and all your conversation around movie and non-movie related stuff. Plus a whole bunch of recommendations to watch in cinemas, on all streaming services and on physical media. As well as the film and TV reviews, Mark and Simon will be talking about anything and everything. Punctuation, Thunderbirds, obscure German pop music, fax machines, subtitles, MRI scans, magic, school assemblies, Scandinavia, and don’t forget the dad jokes. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Want more Kermode & Mayo? Subscribe to Kermode & Mayo’s Extra Takes for ad-free listening plus access to our subscriber-exclusive show - TAKE TWO, new episodes every Monday. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking try free at the top of our show page. If you’re not a fruit-based person, never fear! Subscribe at Extratakes.com to get access on your preferred podcast platform. There's more to discover at kermodeandmayo.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Categories: TV & Film
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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 guests this week are Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty, stars of astonishing new Netflix series ‘Adolescence’. With each episode shot in one take, it follows the story of a family left in shock when their teenage son is arrested for murder. Doherty and Walters respectively play the psychologist and detective involved in the case, alongside Stephen Graham—who plays the boy’s father and co-created the series alongside Jack Thorne. Erin & Ashley chat to Simon about the technical feat of shooting the film, how absolutely terrifying the internet can be, and how terrifyingly good first-time teenage actor Owen Cooper definitely is. Mark reviews the series, plus all these new releases: ‘Black Bag’, Steven Soderbergh’s seductive spy comedy following Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as married spooks trying to trace a leak whilst navigating a relationship that must have secrets; ‘Opus’, a fandom thriller about the long-awaited and frighteningly cultish return of fictional pop icon Moretti (John Malkovich), and Karan Kandhari’s madcap Mumbai-set black comedy about arranged marriage, ‘Sister Midnight’. Top quality correspondence from you as always, including a right telling off for Mark, news from ‘the internet’s stinkiest it girl’, and a hello to a bit more of Jason Isaacs than we bargained for in this week’s episode of White Lotus.... Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free): Sister Midnight Review: 08:47 Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty Interview: 25:55 Opus Review: 57:04 Laughter Lift: 50:51 Black Bag Review: 1:05:57 You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com And to find out more about Sony’s new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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249 - Ashley Walters & Erin Doherty on Adolescence Thu, 13 Mar 2025
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247 - Now and Ben: Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17, British winters & his iPad obsession Fri, 07 Mar 2025
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245 - Daisy Ridley’s surprise BAFTA + Mark on Mickey 17 Thu, 06 Mar 2025
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243 - Best birdsong ever from Robert Carlyle Thu, 27 Feb 2025
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240 - Now and Ben: Angela Bassett on Zero Day, Strange Days and The Simpsons Fri, 21 Feb 2025
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238 - A film of the year already – is it The Monkey? Thu, 20 Feb 2025
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236 - Did Bridget Jones make Mark cry? + Stephen Graham & Malachi Kirby Thu, 13 Feb 2025
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234 - Awards Schmawards Mon, 10 Feb 2025
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232 - We made Mark watch Dog Man – will it be film of the week? Thu, 06 Feb 2025
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230 - Now and Ben: Chris Sanders on The Wild Robot, hand drawn animation vs. CG, and Lilo & Stitch Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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228 - Brady Corbet on The Brutalist, Oscars & AI Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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226 - Flight Risk embargo special - they tried to stop us... Fri, 24 Jan 2025
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224 - The Brutalist + Mike Leigh & Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths Thu, 23 Jan 2025
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223 - A Complete Unknown divides Simon and Mark – with director James Mangold Thu, 16 Jan 2025
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221 - Now and Ben: Steven Knight on ‘Maria’, his screenwriting secrets, the Peaky Blinders movie & more Mon, 13 Jan 2025
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219 - Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin on ‘A Real Pain’ Thu, 09 Jan 2025
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218 - Nosferatu (or Yesferatu?) with Robert Eggers Wed, 01 Jan 2025
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217 - Best and Worst Films of the Year & More Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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215 - Barry Jenkins on Mufasa Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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213 - NOW AND BEN Tue, 17 Dec 2024
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211 - Live Christmas Spectacular with Wallce & Gromit, Nick Park, and Merlin Crossingham Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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209 - Cate Blanchett & Guy Maddin on RUMOURS, bog monsters & a giant brain Thu, 05 Dec 2024
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207 - Does Conclave get Mark’s blessing? With Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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206 - Is Wicked Pop-u-lar with Mark? Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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204 - Sir Ridley Scott on Gladiator II Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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202 - Red One makes Mark explode in birdsong Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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200 - When Simon Met Billy (Crystal)... Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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198 - Emilia Pérez: Have We Found the Film of the Year? Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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196 - Mark Gets to Legitimately Rant About Donald Trump Because He’s Reviewing a Film About Him Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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194 - Another Transformers Film? What Will Mark Think? Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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192 - Your next podcast: Origins with Cush Jumbo, starring David Schwimmer Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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191 - Joker: Folie à Deux – BETTER THAN JOKER? Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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189 - Megalopolis: "The Cinematic Equivalent of Toothache” Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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188 - A big announcement - set your calendars Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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187 - The Substance: “Everything Cranked Up To Eleven-ty and Then Some” Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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186 - Do you have a critical inner voice? Ben and Nemone explain why. Also, forgotten actors who are enjoying a renaissance and your questions answered - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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185 - Mark’s Thoughts on a New Film About a Pompous Critic + Sir Ian McKellen Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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184 - CARRIE BRADSHAW – How to fight the patriarchy and stop obsessing over relationships – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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183 - What is the best Meryl Streep film of all time? Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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182 - JACKSON LAMB in SLOW HORSES: Do spies make the best therapists? – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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181 - CAPTAIN HOLT of BROOKLYN 99: Neurodiverse, gay and battling racism – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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180 - Cine-world cup, 1984: the BEST film of the best year for cinema, evs Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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179 - Is Zoe Kravitz Born to Direct? Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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178 - SCHITT’S CREEK and Moira Rose: this is narcissism – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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177 - Explaining addicts' behaviour, ‘trapped’ dramas (Handmaid’s Tale) and your questions - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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176 - Alien: Romulus – Mess or Masterpiece? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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175 - M NIGHT SHYAMALAN!! making his Take debut... Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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174 - THE WIRE’S Bubbles: How do you help an addict? – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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173 - We Made Mark Kermode Watch Sex and the City 2 Again Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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172 - PEAKY BLINDERS’ Polly Shelby: the silent observer in all of us – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 30 Jul 2024