Kermode & Mayo’s Take The Take
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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 Moor, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Films About the Horror of Being a Teenager Girl & Question Schmestions
Bonus reviews include ‘The Moor’, a Yorkshire-set folk horror about a father searching for his long-missing son; ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’, the 1974 horror classic, which has been restored in 4K, and sees a group of friends run out gas only to find themselves tormented and picked off one by one by a chainsaw-wielding killer (aka Leatherface) and his psychopathic family; and ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’, another restoration, which sees Admiral Kirk, following the death of Spock, steal the decommissioned USS Enterprise to return Spock’s body to his home-world, facing down an army of hostile Klingons in the process.
This week’s One Frame Back is films about the horror of being a teenage girl to coincide with the release of ‘Inside Out 2’.
Mark and Simon help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.
Plus, they answer a few of your Questions (film-related) and Schmestions (non-film related), from the things they are sick of people trying to convince them is great to what Mark hates about ‘The Exorcist’ (gasp!)
Timecodes:
7.25 The Moor Review
15.10 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Review
23.56 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Review
28.55 One Frame Back: Films About the Horror of Being a Teenage Girl
35.10 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist
40.48 Questions Schmestions
Watchlist films this week:
Pillow Talk – BBC Two – Sun 16 June, 12.10pm
George Harrison: Living in the Material World – Sky Arts – Sun 16 June, 7pm
Bonnie and Clyde – BBC Two – Sun 16 June, 10.30pm
Monster – Film4 – Thurs 13 June, 11.15pm
Dead Man’s Shoes – Film4 – Sat 15 June, 10.50pm
Notlist films this week:
First Kill – GREAT! Movies – Fri 14 June, 11.10pm
Transformers: The Last Knight – Channel 4 – Sun 16 June, 12.30am
Barb Wire – Legend – Sat 15 June, 10.45pm
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Jeff Nichols, Freud’s Last Session, Arcadian & Inside Out 2
This week’s guest is writer-director Jeff Nichols, who is on the show to tell Simon all about his long-awaited, star-studded crime drama ‘The Bikeriders’, which stars Simon’s fave Austin Butler, and tells a fictional story inspired by the 1967 photo-book of the same name, which depicts the lives of the Outlaws MC, a motorcycle club founded in McCook, Illinois.
Mark will give his thoughts on the film when it comes out next week.
He also reviews ‘Freud’s Last Session’, an Anthony Hopkins-starring drama based on the play of the same name, which sees the legendary psychoanalyst invite iconic author C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God; and ‘Arcadian’, a post-apocalyptic action horror, which sees Nicolas Cage play a father living with his twin teenage sons as they fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the end of the world.
The big review of the week is ‘Inside Out 2’, the follow-up to the now-classic children’s movie, which sees Riley, now a teenager, encountering new, difficult emotions like Anxiety.
Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):
07:07 – Freud’s Last Session
12:24 – Box Office Top Ten
25:58 – Jeff Nichols Interview
41:26 – Arcadian Review
47:31 – Inside Out 2 Review
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MICHAEL SCOTT invites you into The Office: SHRINK THE BOX
Ben and Nemone stroll into The Office (USA). They consider the differences between Michael Scott and David Brent, explore ego and ask why some people think they’re funny (when they’re just not).
We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, what you’ve thought of the show so far and your character suggestions. Please drop the team an email (which may be part of the show): shrinkthebox@sonymusic.com
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Chandler, Friends (selected episodes)
Sydney, The Bear (season 2)
Tyrion, Game of Thrones (seasons 1&2).
Alex and Bradley, The Morning Show (Season 1)
Tasha, Orange is the New Black (season 2)
Polly, Peaky Blinders (seasons 1&2)
CREDITS
We used clips from The Office USA, series 1 on Netflix.
Starring
Steve Carell as Michael Scott,
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski as Jim Halpert
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly
Created by: Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Written by: reg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Mindy Kaling, B.J Novak,
Directed by: Ken Kwapis, Ken Whittingham, Greg Daniels.
Produced by: Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille Productions and NBC Universal.
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The Matrix (25th Anniversary), Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, Deep Sea, Best Richard Linklater Films & Question Schmestions
It’s a bumper week for Take 2, with Mark reviewing ‘The Matrix’, the Wachowski sisters’ Keanu Reeves-starring, spoon-bending, culture-defining, sci-fi masterpiece, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary; ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’, the second instalment of the A.A. Milne-inspired slasher series, which sees Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl and Tigger take their fight to the town of Ashdown, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake; and ‘Deep Sea’, a Chinese animation, which sees a girl struggling with her parents’ recent divorce, stray into a dreamy deep sea world.
This week’s One Frame Back is the best Richard Linklater films to coincide with the release of his new film ‘Hit Man’.
Mark and Simon help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.
Plus, they answer a few of your Questions (film-related) and Schmestions (non-film related), from the worst pain they’ve ever felt to what is something young people don’t realise is going to impact their health later on.
Timecodes:
7.20 The Matrix Review
16.40 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Review
27.49 One Frame Back: Best Richard Linklater Films
32.05 Deep Sea Review
40.30 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist
42.41 Questions Schmestions
Watchlist films this week:
Apocalypse Now – Film4 – Fri 7 June, 9pm
Insomnia – GREAT! Movies – Fri 7 June, 9pm
Skyfall – ITV – Sat 8 June, 8pm
Darkest Hour – BBC One – Sun 9 June, 8pm
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Film4 – Sun 9 June, 6.50pm
Notlist films this week:
Quantum Sausage – ITV – Fri 7 June, 11.15pm
Bad Boys for Life – Film4 – Sat 8 June, 9pm
The Day My Face Stood Still – Channel 4 – Sun 9 June, 4.35pm
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Richard Linklater, Hit Man, The Dead Don’t Hurt & Bad Boys: Ride or Die
This week’s guest is one of America’s most beloved auteurs, and arguably the most laid-back director working today, Richard Linklater, who is on the show to tell Simon all about his latest black romantic comedy ‘Hit Man’, which sees a professor moonlighting as a hitman descend into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.
Mark also gives his thoughts on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’, Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut which sees a Franco Canadian woman and a Danish immigrant fall in love in 1860s San Francisco only to be separated by the American Civil War.
The big review of the week is ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’, the fourth instalment of the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence buddy cop action series, which sees the duo’s late police captain get linked to drug cartels, prompting them to embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name.
Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):
06:36 – The Dead Don’t Hurt Review
12:20 – Box Office Top Ten
23:15 – Richard Linklater Interview
38:55 – Hit Man Review
46:35 – Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review
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SHRINK THE INBOX
Ben and Nemone answer your questions and explore your suggestions. They talk about whether they have any friends who are spies and explore some brilliant female led comedies you've either missed or forgotten.
We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, what you’ve thought of the show so far and your character suggestions. Please drop the team an email (which may be part of the show): shrinkthebox@sonymusic.com
NEXT CLIENTS ON THE COUCH. Find out how to view here
Michael, Office (USA. Season 1)
Chandler, Friends (selected episodes)
Sydney, The Bear (season 2)
Tyrion, Game of Thrones (seasons 1&2).
Alex and Bradley, The Morning Show (Season 1)
Tasha, Orange is the New Black (season 2)
CREDITS
We used a clip from Girls, Series 6.
Starring (in the clip we used):
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler.
Created by: Lena Dunham. Written by Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow.
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Produced by: Home Box Office.
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Kundrecensioner
Älvdalen = Fairy Valley 🧚
This is just a ps to my earlier review:)🧚
Has lost the sparkle and structure of live radio
Still great to hear Mark Kermode’s reviews, but the show is a shadow of its former self on BBC Radio. Without the structure of 25 minute blocks between news bulletins, and without the live interaction with listener texts and emails, it feels lifeless. Needs a radical reinvention rather than a resuscitation of what worked on live radio.