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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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Kermode & Mayo’s Take The Take

    • TV & Film
    • 4.3 • 2.1K 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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    Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow, Mothers’ Instinct & Silver Haze

    Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow, Mothers’ Instinct & Silver Haze

    This week, Obi Wan Kenobi himself, aka Ewan McGregor, sits down with Simon to discuss his new miniseries ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’, which sees a Russian aristocrat spared from death and placed under house arrest while the Bolshevik Revolution plays out before him.

    Mark also gives his take on the series, as well as reviewing ‘Mothers’ Instinct’, a Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway-starring thriller about a pair of rich suburban housewives, whose sisterly bond is unraveled after a tragic accident shatters their seemingly picture-perfect lives; and ‘Silver Haze’, a British drama about a young nurse, who is unable to build any meaningful relationship thanks to her obsession with getting revenge for a traumatic event that happened 15 years prior, until she falls in love with one of her patients.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us up to date on the cinematic events happening around the country.

    Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

    07:14 Mother’s Instinct Review

    14:21 Box Office Top 10

    30:55 Interview with Ewan McGregor

    42:05 A Gentleman in Moscow Review

    48:22 Silver Haze Review

    52:24 What’s On

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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Mary Poppins (60th Anniversary), Kung Fu Panda 4 & Best Ewan McGregor Performances

    Mary Poppins (60th Anniversary), Kung Fu Panda 4 & Best Ewan McGregor Performances

    Bonus reviews include ‘Mary Poppins’, the Julie Andrews-starring classic musical about a magical nanny who helps two neglected children become closer to their father; and ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’, the fourth instalment of the animated martial arts comedy film series, which sees Po, voiced by Jack Black, trying to find and train his successor as the new Dragon Warrior, while also trying to defeat an evil sorceress before she steals the kung-fu abilities of all masters in China.
    This week’s One Frame Back is the best Ewan McGregor performances to coincide with the release of ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’.
    Mark and Simon help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.
    They also answer a few of your Questions (film-related) and Schmestions (non-film related).

    Timecodes:
    06:16 Kung Fu Panda 4 review
    19:40 Mary Poppins review
    29:37 One Frame Back: Best Ewan McGregor Films
    33:45 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist
    38:05 Questions Schmestions

    Watchlist films this week:
    La La Land – BBC Two, Fri 29 March, 11pm
    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – ITV HD, Sun 31 March, 12.25pm
    Splash – GREAT! Movies, Sun 31 March, 3.45pm
    Assault on Precinct 13 – Legend, Sun 31 March, 12.50am
    Sightseers – Film4, Sun 31 March, 2.00am

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    The Persian Version, The Delinquents & Best Nun-Based Horrors

    The Persian Version, The Delinquents & Best Nun-Based Horrors

    Bonus reviews include ‘The Persian Version’, a comedy drama about the reunion of a large Iranian American family, which catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, allowing them to discover they are more alike than they know; and ‘The Delinquents’, a Spanish language comedy-drama about a bank employee who steals enough money to never work again, and offers his colleague a cut if he hides the cash while he serves his prison sentence.
    This week’s One Frame Back is best nun-based horrors to coincide with the release of ‘Immaculate’.
    Plus, Mark and Simon are on hand to help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.

    Timecodes:
    10:57 The Persian Version review
    30:05 The Delinquents review
    43:52 Plot Smash
    48:22 One Frame Back: Best Nun-Based Horrors
    51:41 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist

    Watchlist films this week:
    Border – Film4, Sun 24 March, 1.20am
    When Harry Met Sally... – BBC One, Sun 24 March, 10.30pm
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – BBC Two, Sun 24 March, 11.50pm
    Pain and Glory – BBC Two, Sat 23 March, 12.10am
    Top Gun: Maverick – Channel 4, Sat 23 March, 9.10pm

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    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Immaculate & Late Night with the Devil

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Immaculate & Late Night with the Devil

    No interview this week, but even more witterings from your favourite duo for your trouble.

    Mark gives his thoughts on new releases, including ‘Late Night with the Devil’, a found footage horror, which sees a 1977 live television broadcast go horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms; ‘Immaculate’, a Sydney Sweeney-starring horror about an American nun who heads to a convent in Italy only to discover that her new home harbours a sinister secret; and ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, the latest instalment in the supernatural comedy franchise, which sees Ghostbusters new and old join forces to protect their home against evil forces and save the world from a second ice age.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.

    Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

    08:38 Late Night with the Devil review

    19:25 Box Office Top 10

    39:08 Immaculate review

    45:56 Laughter Lift

    52:01 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review

    01:00:13 What’s On

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    • 1 hr 9 min
    More Cate Blanchett, Fight Club, The Last Year of Darkness & Best Child Performances

    More Cate Blanchett, Fight Club, The Last Year of Darkness & Best Child Performances

    Join us for more witterings with Cate Blanchett – how lucky are you? Plus, Mark offers his take on films including ‘Fight Club’, David Fincher’s culture-defining skewering of masculinity and consumerism, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary; and ‘The Last Year of Darkness’, a documentary that offers a candid and intimate dive into Chinese nightclub culture.
    This week’s One Frame Back is best child performances to coincide with the release of ‘The New Boy’, starring Cate Blanchett and young newcomer Aswan Reid.
    Plus, Mark and Simon are on hand to help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.

    Timecodes:
    06:14 Fight Club review
    16:03 More Cate Blanchett
    21:33 The Last Year of Darkness review
    27:26 Plot Smash
    32:29 One Frame Back: Best Child Performances
    37:51 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist

    Watchlist films this week:
    Now, Voyager – BBC 2, Sat 16 March, 1.15pm
    A Quiet Place – Film4, Sat 16 March, 10.50pm
    The Red Turtle – Film4, Sun 17 March, 11am
    Dunkirk – BBC 2, Sun 17 March, 10pm
    Phantom Thread – BBC 2, Sun 17 March, 11.40pm

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    Cate Blanchett, The New Boy, Monster & Drive Away Dolls

    Cate Blanchett, The New Boy, Monster & Drive Away Dolls

    This week, the one and only Cate Blanchett joins Mark and Simon for a chat about her drama ‘The New Boy’, which follows a young Aboriginal Australia orphan, who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun, begin to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage.

    Mark gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Monster’, a Japanese psychological mystery thriller about a mother who confronts a teacher after noticing disturbing changes in her son’s behaviour; and ‘Drive Away Dolls’, an Ethan Coen-helmed road trip caper about two lesbian friends who get caught up in crime.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.

    Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

    08:23 Monster review

    23:27 Box Office Top 10

    37:28 Cate Blanchett interview

    52:03 The New Boy review

    57:23 Laughter Lift

    01:02:48 Drive-Away Dolls review

    01:09:23 What’s On

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    • 1 hr 18 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
2.1K Ratings

2.1K Ratings

The Great Gamer No. 1 ,

Fun

Mark has some fascinating insights and Simon’s jokes are appreciated as well. Not always the most eloquent or analysing reviews (one can read Roger Ebert.com for that) but nonetheless a fun show to listen to and maybe gain a second opinion on recent releases

Delfonic661 ,

The way we were

I love Mark as a film critic, particularly respect his views on horror films…… it’s like hoping you’re parents will get back together after a divorce, deep down you know it’s not going to happen, but can’t we go back to how things were before, please? it really was quite magical

H0nest John ,

What?

I used to love Kermode and Mayo on Radio 5Live and wondered what they would say about Wicked Little Letters. I had just seen it in the cinema and can attest that it is comfortably the most tiresome and least funny comedy I have ever seen on the big screen. Mark loved it and even laughed out loud. Look, people have different tastes but honestly I don’t feel I can trust his judgement again to gauge whether a film is worth watching or not.

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