143 episodes
Kermode & Mayo’s Take The Take
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- TV & Film
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4.4 • 1.9K Ratings
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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.
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The Cow who Sang a Song into the Future, The Five Devils, films in which Keanu Reeves is called John, The Haunting of Hill House, & Pretentious, Moi?
It’s a double dose of bonus reviews this week - ‘The Five Devils’ starring Adèle Exarchopoulos is about a little girl with magical sensibilities whose life is turned upside down when her aunt is released from prison and comes to live with her and her parents, and ‘The Cow who Sang a Song into the Future’ is a magical realist fable by Chilean director Francis Alegría. One Frame Back is; films in which Keanu Reeves is called John (inspired by John Wick Chapter: 4) TIOLI: You Decide is back with ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ and will Mark get lucky in this week’s Pretentious, Moi?
Time Codes:
11:05 The Five Devils Review
23:43 The Cow Who Sang A Song into the Future
40:47 Pretentious, Moi?
46:01 One Frame Back: Films in which Keanu Reeves is Called John
51:56 Take It Or Leave It: The Haunting of Hill House
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Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Infinity Pool, The Beasts & John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu and Chad tell Simon about the most difficult stunts to film in the latest John Wick installment in a fascinating interview.
Mark reviews the new satirical horror from Brandon Cronenberg - ‘Infinity Pool’ about a writer (Alexander Skarsgård) and his wife, who find themselves in a strange and dangerous situation on holiday when they’re involved in a fatal accident, ‘The Beasts’ - about a middle-aged French couple who move to a village but are met with hostility and violence from two of the locals, and ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ the highly successful franchise is back, and this time sees John Wick trying to uncover a path to defeat the High Table, but there is a new enemy in the mix.
Time Codes (relevant only when you are part of the Vanguard):
14:28 The Beasts Review
22:15 Box Office Top 10
31:37 Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski interview
46:32 John Wick: Chapter 4 Review
55:19 Laughter Lift
01:00:34 Infinity Pool Review
01:10:44 What’s On
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Questions Schmestions 17
On your weekly dose of Questions, Schmestions - Mark and Simon answer Questions like; why is a sweeper called a sweeper?, does Mark have examples of films that he initially loved, but later fell out of love with?, which are the best screening rooms, Simon’s favorite interviewees – and so many more!
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Spoiler Special – The Last of Us
Mark and Simon discuss this American post-apocalyptic drama television series in great detail; this episode contains *spoilers*! Consider yourself warned.
Listen to hear Mark and Simon discussing each episode of the series; expect favorite bits, things you’ll have missed, discussions around casting and set design.
Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO , the show is based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog. The series is set in 2023, twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which forces its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess.
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Allelujah, Jane Fonda films, Pretentious, Moi? & TILOI: You decide
For this week’s bonus film, Mark reviews British drama ‘Allelujah’ about staff members at a geriatric ward in a Yorkshire hospital fighting to save it from closure. This week’s one frame back looks at legendary actress Jane Fonda’s filmography (inspired by 80 for Brady) Mark may or may not be able to guess this week’s Pretentious, Moi? And TIOLI: You decide is back with ‘Haunting of Hill House’ and ‘Beautiful Beings.’
Time Codes:
12:05 – 16:50 Allelujah review
35:56- 37:33 Pretentious, Moi?
38:00 – 42:00
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Daveed Diggs, Pearl, Rye Lane, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 80 for Brady & Extrapolations
The Multifaceted Daveed Diggs tells Simon how his role as Marshall Zucker in the start studded ‘Extrapolations’ was deeply personal.
Mark reviews South London rom- com ‘Rye Lane’ - starring David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah, ‘Pearl’ Ti West’s prequal to horror film ‘X’ which sees Mia Goth reprise her role as the title character, ‘80 for Brady’- which is a comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field, and Rita Moreno and is inspired by the true story of four best friends who travel to the Superbowl to see their hero Tom Brady, ‘Extrapolations’ Apple +’s new anthology drama, set in the near future where the effects of climate change have become embedded in everyday life, and last but not least ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ - which once again follows teen Billy Batson as he transforms into his adult superhero alter ego.
Time Codes (relevant only when you are part of the Vanguard):
08:25 - 80 For Brady Review
15:42 - Shazam Review
21:08 Box Office Top 10
38:52 Daveed Diggs Interview
51:27 Extrapolations Review
55:47 Laughter Lift
01:00:51 Pearl Review
01:09:08 What’s On
01:09:56 Rye Lane Review
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Customer Reviews
Rob S
It’s still a great show even if, understandably, this needs to be financed by ads (which are good to listen to the first few times) and the subscription model which makes listeners painfully aware they’re missing interview content if they don’t pay. I seem to have missed the reason why we keep receiving Shrink The Box as well
As good as ever!
Favourite podcast without a doubt. The one I am waiting for each week. Loved these guys before but prefer this newer podcast now they have been unshackled from the BBC. My absolute “go to” for any film reviews.
The Take
As an LTL to this show in all its formats The Take is the same great show - in fact if anything independence has made it even better. Well worth a few quid to access the vanguardista club - loving the multiple takes and delving into streaming and tv too now. Never fails to make me laugh, smile and occasionally cry.
Thanks for keeping going and being a ray of sunshine in the dark over the last 3 years, chaps.
Tickety-tonk and all that.