Kermode & Mayo’s Take

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. 17h ago

    Does WILD HORSE NINE beat BANSHEES? With MARTIN MCDONAGH

    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. Our special guest this week is the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Martin McDonagh, creator of In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Banshees of Inisherin and more. He chats to Simon about Wild Horse Nine, His latest film starring Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich, out this week. They talk about filming on the super-remote Rapa Nui (Easter Island), CIA skulduggery, and whether Malkovich is as scary as he seems. Check out Take 2 for a bonus part two of their chat. Plus Mark reviews Wild Horse Nine, along with THREE more massive movies in another packed show. There’s Spanish civil war epic La Bola Negra, the latest instalment of everyone’s favourite smashy-crashy Japanese creature feature in Godzilla Minus Zero, and the real life story of one of 70s cinema’s greatest stars retold in I Play Rocky. Plus all the usual delightful nonsense, the Box office Top 10, and a Laughter Lift that might actually be quite funny this week… You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo. 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 30th edition of the UK Jewish Film Festival, 5th – 15th November: https://ukjewishfilm.org/ Incogni. They can't harm you, if they can't find you! Use code TAKE at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/take 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: 00:09:15 La Bola Negra review 00:18:26 Box Office Top Ten 00:31:54 Martin McDonagh interview 00:47:06 Wild Horse Nine review 00:56:44 Laughter Lift 01:01:48 I Play Rocky review 01:11:39 Godzilla Minus Zero review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Does WILD HORSE NINE beat BANSHEES? With MARTIN MCDONAGH
  2. 17h ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Like This Interview with Robert Greene: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Introducing Robert Greene: The Surprising Reason You Feel Unhappy Even When Life Is “Good” from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty Bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Law of the Sublime, Robert Greene, joins Jay to explore why so many of us feel unfulfilled, even when we're achieving everything we thought we wanted. He opens up about the life-threatening stroke that changed his perspective and inspired his new book, and shares how reconnecting with our childhood interests can help us discover our true purpose. Robert also explains why boredom, struggle, and confronting our mortality can lead to a more meaningful life, how to turn envy into gratitude, and practical ways to navigate workplace politics, complicated relationships, and the feeling that life has become stagnant. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the Personal Price Plan®. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there®. JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What I Discuss: 00:00 Introduction 02:18 Why We Feel Disconnected and Unfulfilled 06:27 Pursuing The Right Goals 11:32 Near-Death Experience And Writing The Sublime 13:13 Uncovering Your Authentic Self 19:51 The Looking-Glass Self 22:20 Overcoming Boredom Through Slow Disciplines 27:38 What is The Difference Between Happiness And Fulfillment? 32:15 Resisting Modern Culture And Embracing Difficulty 36:08 Building Confidence Through Small Steps 41:03 The Anxiety of Feeling Behind in Life 48:00 Connection To Others vs. Chasing Wealth 51:17 Turning Envy Into Gratitude 55:12 Real Fulfillment Beyond Financial Success 58:32 Money As Oxygen, Not Fulfillment 01:00:13 Workplace Politics And Power Dynamics 01:02:46 Why We’re Drawn to People Who Send Mixed Signals 01:04:53 Breaking Out of Repetitive Life Patterns 01:07:23 Confronting Mortality To Feel Alive 01:14:45 Transcendence, Evolution, And Spirituality 01:19:37 The Anti-Sublime Vs. the False Sublime 01:25:02 Robert On Final Five Episode Resources: Pre-order The Law of the Sublime https://sites.prh.com/lawofthesublime Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/robertgreeneofficial YouTube | https://youtube.com/@robertgreeneofficial 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 Like This Interview with Robert Greene: On Purpose with Jay Shetty
  3. Oct 29

    Is ANIMOL a breakout success? With ASHLEY WALTERS

    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. It’s another packed show this week, with a bumper four films up for review again in Take 1… First, Mark will be tackling Primetime, a psychological thriller from Lance Oppenheim starring Robert Pattinson as journalist Chris Hansen, inspired by the true story behind To Catch a Predator. Next up is Wicker, where fantasy and romance collide with comedy as Olivia Colman’s lonely and socially outcast fisherwoman commissions a basket maker to weave her the perfect husband, played by Alexander Skarsgård. Plus, Mark will finally take the floor to unpack The Devils: Director’s Cut, as Ken Russell’s infamous classic returns to the big screen in a newly restored and expanded edition, thanks in part to the Good Doctor himself. Finally, we’ve got Animol, Ashley Walters’ directorial debut prison drama starring Tut Nyuot, Vladyslav Baliuk and Stephen Graham. It follows young inmates as they navigate friendship, identity and survival inside a young offenders institution. Ashley is also our special guest this week, so he’ll be joining Mark and Simon to talk about moving behind the camera for this poignant and personal story, working with its breakthrough young cast, and more. And guess what? They’re all in the studio IRL, as the kids say. Plus, we count down the latest Box Office Top 10, venture once more into the humourless abyss of The Laughter Lift, and open the correspondence bag to examine your finest emergency mails. You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo. 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 Jazz and animation in Lincoln: www.TomThorpe.co.uk Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. MHfestival.com from 19th Oct to 8th Nov. https://www.crosshandshallandcinema.co.uk/  Timecodes: 00:00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:00:15 Primetime review 00:15:36:16 Box Office Top Ten 00:30:29:14 Ashley Walters interview 00:46:01:10 Animol review 00:53:22:09 Laughter Lift 00:57:33:18 Wicker review 01:09:06:12 The Devils review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Is ANIMOL a breakout success? With ASHLEY WALTERS
  4. Oct 22

    Will Mark lose his head over the GHOSTS film? with Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard

    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. Simon Mayo is back behind the mic this week, and the Redactor is back in the shadows, just where Mayo likes him to stay. It’s a bumper week with four reviews in today’s Take 1. In the superhero blockbuster corner we’ve got Clayface, a body-horror thriller starring Tom Rhys Harries in an origin story for the DC villain, and at the arthouse end of things we’ve got Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski’s post-war European drama starring Sandra Hüller. Plus, a documentary with Jeanie Findlay’s grassroots environmental exposé All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea. And last but not least, coming at you from the afterlife, we have Ghosts: The Possession of Button House. Which brings us to this week’s guests… It’s Jim Howick and Laurence Rickard, AKA Ghosts’ Pat Butcher and Robin The Caveman (not forgetting the headless Humphrey Bone). The stars and co-creators unpack the beloved BBC sitcom’s big-screen adventure with Simon, and Mark will be reviewing it too. All that plus our weekly Box Office Top 10 rundown, the humour-graveyard that is The Laughter Lift, and your top correspondence examined by The Good Doctors. You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo. 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: The Big Scream 22-24 October 2026, Bristol Megascreen https://www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk/big-scream-2026 Deal Film Festival 23-26 October 2026 Deal, Kent https://www.dealfilmfestival.org/ Vanguard - Investing gives your money the opportunity to grow over time, but market movements mean values can rise and fall along the way Home Movie Day 2026 24 October @ 10:30 https://cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/home-movie-day-2026/ Mystery screening at Emmanuel Church in Newport on Saturday 24th October: https://www.emmanuel-newport.org.uk/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:09:11 All Rivers Spill Their Story to the Sea 00:17:06 Box Office Top Ten 00:29:08 Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard Interview 00:44:36 Ghosts review 00:49:48 Laughter Lift 00:54:20 Fatherland review 01:03:51 Clayface review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Will Mark lose his head over the GHOSTS film? with Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard

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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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