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.
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Is this the darkest ROBIN HOOD adaptation ever? + BILL PULLMAN
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Sep 3 1 h 21 min
THE DOG STARS: Top dog or a dog’s dinner?
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Aug 27 1 h 15 min
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: The most Mark film evz? + Johnny Flynn
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Aug 20 1 h 15 min
THE END OF OAK STREET: “Why does it exist?” + SIAN CLIFFORD on LADY
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Aug 13 1 h 29 min
Is ICE CREAM MAN Eli Roth’s most chilling work or does it need more sprinkles? + Taika Waititi
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Aug 6 1 h 15 min
Has SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY got Mark’s Spidey senses tingling? + ASA BUTTERFIELD
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Jul 30 1 h 26 min
Are some ANIMAL FARM adaptations more equal than others? With ANDY SERKIS
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Jul 23 1 h 25 min
Is THE ODYSSEY truly epic? With SIR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
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Jul 16 1 h 26 min
Are we in for a MOAN-A from Mark about live action remakes?
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Jul 9 1 h 21 min
Are the Minions master movie makers? + Edward Norton & Olivia Wilde on THE INVITE
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Jul 2 1 h 35 min
Jackass: I thought Jonny Knoxville was an a***
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Jun 25 1 h 23 min
Is playtime finally over for TOY STORY?
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Jun 18 1 h 16 min
Is DISCLOSURE DAY the best Spielberg in decades? With EMILY BLUNT & COLMAN DOMINGO
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Jun 11 1 h 30 min
Is SAVAGE HOUSE Richard E. Grant’s most unhinged role yet?
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Jun 4 1 h 17 min
Does Mark think BACKROOMS is a-maze-ing?
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May 28 1 h 22 min
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodall
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May 21 1 h 20 min
THREE FILMS OF THE WEEK? Is that even allowed? + Olivia Colman
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May 14 1 h 15 min
SIR IAN MCKELLEN: Christophers and some unfinished business…
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May 7 1 h 14 min
Does THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 rock the sequel trend? + STEVE COOGAN
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Apr 30 1 h 18 min
Have we found Mark’s film of the year already?
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Apr 23 1 h 32 min
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Where Kermode & Mayo’s Take ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 3, 2026).
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I am a sarcy native of the UK’s shores living with the “oh so pleased with themselves” techarati in Silicon Valley and this is hands down my favourite listening of the week. Feels like two old friends sitting at my kitchen table with a suitable beverage making me laugh, shout, disagree and learn in the same debate, question the nonsense but celebrate the really talented, creative stories and people we have in this choppy world. Cheers to you both - for a naturally optimistic soul with a grumpy gene like me, I feel like I have my tribe with me three times a week!!
Fionacorona · Jul 2024
Love the show. Love the banter and the bickering and Mark’s occasional off the rails rants. The interviews are always illuminating. I can handle the commercials, which is why I haven’t made the fairly robust financial commitment to become a vanguardista. What I would like to suggest is another tier of support. I would pay to be able to listen to the show without the Laughter Lift. I despise that segment. For a time, it seemed like it might have met its demise, as everyone, especially the super subs, groaned and protested. But Mark has been scarily cheery about it lately. Who likes these lame “jokes?” Is it only Simon Paul, like as an exercise in seeing what he can get Simon to do? Is it because Simon’s child is a comedy writer? Like, what even is the purpose? It doesn’t have anything to do with film. It never used to be part of the show. Ugh. Anyway, that’s how you will get me to part with my money. Offer a Laughter Lift Free edition, and I am in. No rimshot necessary. Hello to Jason, who seems to feel the same as I do about said segment.
ThistleTat · Jul 2024
As a Colonial Commoner, my national news and media continually flog at my psyche, determined to drag me down a spiral of subservient sadness.
Mark and Simon provide the aural antidote with their weekly unique, erudite witterings. Around a creamy filling of film reviews, the doctors administer a surprisingly healthy donut of hope and happiness. Four out of five medical doctors approve of this podcast (the fifth one is a fan of Michael Bay, and only looks at feet).
As the Laughter Lift raises my spirit, I raise my spirit of the Japanese whiskey varietal to solute these two men of unrivaled intelligence. Sirs, may you continue to lift us out of dark times, denounce dunces, and loudly praise bloody-good cinema!
(Not swearing, that’s a Horror flick reference)
SeñorNoBueno · Jul 2024
This podcast is so magnificent that, upon reaching the ninety-minute mark of any episode, I feel obligated to stand up wherever I am and declare, “This heralds the rebirth of narrative cinema!” and to leave the room abruptly in order to continue to share the good word of The Church. Or is it no longer a church? I’ll have to consult the experts in Clergy Corner…
SmartOvercoat · Jul 2024
Every week Take 2 gets shorter. Are we being tested? How much do we love Mark and Simon? How little content will we still be prepared to pay for? I haven’t unsubscribed yet but given the quality is definitely deteriorating and the pod seems increasingly lazy and undisciplined since they left the BBC, the drastically reduced quantity is testing me.
john b 2018 · Aug 2024
I know, I know. Everyone needs to make a buck, but as a LTL of over 15 years, the show feels like it has been gutted in order to drive listeners towards a subscription.
I understand the idea of doing deep dives and extended interviews in the bonus episodes. Even reviews of more obscure releases, but when the review of a mainstream movie like Wish is shoved behind the paywall, it’s probably time to go.
The Beeb show was top of my list to listen to as soon as it came in. This is a shadow of its former self with over a month of unplayed episodes on my phone.
TechyJimGlobal · Dec 2023
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