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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 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 . EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!

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  1. 1 day ago ·  Bonus • Extra Takes Only

    Is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off the most quotable movie ever?

    Thanks to Mark and Ben’s epic review of Nolan’s classical epic, we’ve had to bump one of our Take 1 reviews into Take 2 this week—so we’ll be taking a look at two more titles in today’s Vanguardista offering. First up, Ride or Die, an action comedy caper starring Hannah Waddingham as a secret assassin forced to confess her double life to her bestie (Octavia Spencer) when the truth explodes into their friendship. Then there’s another Aardman reissue to tuck into with Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death. We’ll also be paying tribute to the wonderful Sam Neill, who we sadly lost this week. The New Zealand star lit up movies like Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon, and many more—he’ll be dearly missed. One Frame Back takes a look at classical myths onscreen in honour of The Odyssey, and in this week’s Five Question Film Club, after hearing what you thought of last week’s pick The Night of the Hunter, we’re brightening things up with an 80s feelgood classic: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. On top of all that we’ve got your Questions Schmestions too (as well as some actual Answers Schmanswers this week)—and lots more of the top correspondence we’ve become accustomed to from the best listeners in the biz. We salute you! Timecodes: Sam Neill tributes: 00:47 Aardman reissue review: 20:27 One Frame Back: 31:11 Ride or Die review: 36:52 Five Question Film Club: 50:00 Questions Schmestions: 01:04:38

    Is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off the most quotable movie ever?

  2. 1 day ago

    Is THE ODYSSEY truly epic? With SIR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

    The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show - a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. The time is upon us for the biggest and most epic cinematic event of the year: Sir Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is finally hitting the (very) big screen—shot on IMAX film, no less. With Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, and a smattering of other screen superstars including Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Zendaya in the cast, it’s the cinematic event we’ve all been waiting for. Not to mention Samantha Morton who, as you’ll hear, might just steal the show… Strap in for a bumper review from Mark and Ben—plus of course Simon’s interview with director Sir Christopher Nolan himself. He tells us all about his decades long journey with this ancient story, bringing myth to life, and wrestling with the gods in this massive movie. Synthetic Sincerity is our second film up for review—a docufiction curio about a filmmaker’s deal with an AI company that hovers somewhere between fiction and reality. Plus, Mark and Ben will run down the box office top 10, witter around your excellent correspondence, and subject us all to the Laughter Lift again—although we can blame/credit (delete as applicable) you guys for some of the jokes this time. Thanks as always for being part of the Witterverse! 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 Our Christmas Movie Spectacular is back! It’s in Bristol this year on Sunday 6th December. Don’t miss it! Here’s the link for tickets: https://www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo Timecodes: 00:06:52 Synthetic Sincerity review 00:22:51 Box Office 10 00:40:02 Sir Christopher Nolan interview 00:56:09 The Odyssey review 01:19:19 Laughter Lift-- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Is THE ODYSSEY truly epic? With SIR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

  3. 1 day ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like: The Business Men

    Introducing “Retinol Changes The Way Your Skin Behaves!” Beauty Journalist Reveals The Beauty Truths You NEED from The Business Men . Follow the show: The Business Men Beauty Journalist Nadine Baggot joins Ben in the studio this week, for a lively conversation as Nadine gets into the nitty gritty of Joel and Ben's beauty business moves so far.  Nadine shares the lessons she's learned from decades in the beauty industry and puts Ben's beauty knowledge to the test in a game of Skincare Myth or Truth, as he attempts to separate fact from fiction on everything from anti-ageing products to everyday skincare habits. An episode NOT to miss if you want to know how REALLY to keep your skin happy!  Fill out our skincare survey here: https://tinyurl.com/3xeh4w4x Join our Patreon today at patreon.com/thebusinessmen Follow on socials @thebusinessmenpod   The Business Men is a production of Sony Music Entertainment.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts    To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

    You Might Also Like: The Business Men

  4. 9 Jul ·  Bonus • Extra Takes Only

    Is THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER the weirdest film of the 50s?

    Not one but two bonus reviews over here in Take 2 today: Last One For The Road, a boozy Italian tragicomedy that sees two ageing barflies drink their way to Venice - and Aardman’s anniversary reissues of Wallace & Gromit’s claymation delights The Wrong Trousers and A Grand Day Out. Speaking of animation, in One Frame Back we’re looking at the best live action re-imaginings, from The Jungle Book to Scooby Doo. Mark crowns a winner from your top picks. Plus over in Five Question Film Club we’ll debrief last week’s film choice Psycho and introduce this week’s winner Night Of The Hunter. This chilling classic from 1955 bombed on release, but is now considered one of the best movies ever made. Plus some gossip on what to expect from next week’s Christopher Nolan interview, and loads of correspondence from you as usual too - including your Questions and Schmestions. Cheers Vanguardistas! Timecodes: Last One For The Road Review: 16:11 Ardman Anniversary Reissue Review (A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers): 28:20 Five Question Film Club: 38:09 Questions Schmestions: 48:44

    Is THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER the weirdest film of the 50s?

  5. 9 Jul

    Are we in for a MOAN-A from Mark about live action remakes?

    The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. Disney animated smash Moana is getting the live action treatment this week—and our guest is director Thomas Kail, who previously helmed both the screen and stage versions of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and In The Heights too. He talks to Simon about their longstanding collaboration, the whole island of creatives it took to make this movie, and discovering the perfect Moana from thousands of auditionees in Catherine Laga’aia. Plus Mark reviews it—will he be charmed, or is this one live action remake too far? Also on the review slate this week we’ve got Rosebush Pruning, a twisted indie family drama featuring all the bodily fluids, and Evil Dead Burn—the latest in the super-influential zombie series. Is the franchise unkillable, or a dead man walking? Don’t miss Mark’s verdict. All that plus the box office top 10, the weekly trial of the Laughter Lift (sorry), and of course plenty of correspondence from you lot. Keep it coming! 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 Our Christmas Movie Spectacular is back! It’s in Bristol this year on Sunday 6th December. Don’t miss it! Here’s the link for tickets: https://www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo WHAT’S ON: Dr. Jazz and the Cheshire Cats Swingin’ At The Movies: https://stockportplaza.co.uk/whats-on/dr-jazz-and-the-cheshire-cats/ The Labours of Hercule: Poirot Double Bill: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/022/HO00017996/the-labours-of-hercule-poirot-double-bill?filter= Timecodes: 00:10:46 Rosebush Pruning 00:19:41 Box Office Top Ten 00:36:16 Thomas Kail interview 00:51:47 Moana review 01:01:36 Laughter Lift 01:04:10 Evil Dead Burn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Are we in for a MOAN-A from Mark about live action remakes?

  6. 2 Jul ·  Bonus • Extra Takes Only

    You Talkin’ To Me?

    We revisit Scorsese’s masterpiece Taxi Driver at 50 in this week’s Take 2. Starring Robert DeNiro as isolated late-night New York cabbie and social outcast Travis Bickle, and a young Jodie Foster as teenage sex worker Iris—not to mention Harvey Keitel, and even Scorsese itself as one particularly sinister passenger, it’s a caustic portrait of urban isolation and violence both internal and external. A true great back on the big screen. In honour of the new Minions movie, which sees the little yellow creatures turn their tiny hands to filmmaking, this week’s One Frame Back is all about movies that are love letters to cinema. And speaking of those, we’ve got a gruesome dissection of Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho in Five Question Film Club. Plus, more unruly peacocks, the cat loaf mystery solved and all your Questions and Schmestions answered. Cheers Vanguardistas! Timecodes: Taxi Driver rerelease review: 26:24 One Frame Back: 38:35 Five Question Film Club: 42:34 Questions Schmestions: 55:55

    You Talkin’ To Me?

  7. 2 Jul

    Are the Minions master movie makers? + Edward Norton & Olivia Wilde on THE INVITE

    The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. Pffft. Bottom. Yes, it’s Minions movie week. Directed by last week’s guest Pierre Coffin, this latest instalment sees the little yellow fellas take on filmmaking. But will Mark’s love for the franchise endure? On a much more adult note, our guests this week are Edward Norton and Olivia Wilde, who star in (and in Wilde’s case direct) searing and sexy dark comedy The Invite. It follows Jaded couple Angela (Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen), whose marital troubles are thrown into relief by a visit from their fruity neighbours Pena (Penelope Cruz) and Hawk (Norton). Simon sits down with them to talk compersion, catastrophe, and colour coordination. Plus, internet sensation turned big screen effort Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, and finally a Supergirl review too. Don’t miss another top Take! As promised, here’s the ticket link for the special K&M live show in Bristol:  https://www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo-s-2026-tickets/bristol-beacon-hall/2026-12-06-19-00   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 Timecodes: 00:10:56 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie review 00:22:18 Box Office top ten 00:29:32 Supergirl review 00:43:58 ad break 00:45:32 Edward Norton & Olivia Wilde interview 00:57:38 The Invite review 01:09:57 Laughter Lift 01:13:05 Ad break 01:17:10 Minions and Monsters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Are the Minions master movie makers? + Edward Norton & Olivia Wilde on THE INVITE

  8. 25 Jun ·  Bonus • Extra Takes Only

    Toy Story 5 backlash

    Simon and Mark take yet another refreshment break after T1 before diving into Take 2 and a stack of listener emails on Toy Story 5, including complaints about sidelined favourites, ultra-slick animation and a loss of the franchise’s original “toy-ness.” This week he reviews Danish black-comedy drama The Last Viking which is packed full of Beatles delusions and family trauma, and very few Vikings. Alongside it we take in the globe-trotting climate documentary How to Live on Earth, which attempts to bring some positivity to the climate crisis and is presented by Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus, the Babadook’s LGBTQ+ afterlife, cheese-fuelled dreams, painful screen injuries, and Five Question Film Club. Timecodes 14:57 The Last Viking review 28:12 One Frame Back 30:27 How To Live On Earth review 40:38 Five Question Film Club 51:04 Questions Schmestions

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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 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 . EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!

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