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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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Aug 26, 2022 • 1h 19min
The Best of TAKE 2, Part I: Volume A
Simon and Mark are on the final week of their cruise, so this week covers all the highlights from their Take 2 episodes so far, bringing you the best bits (normally reserved for subscribers, ie. The Vanguard) FOR FREE! To subscribe via any platform, visit: https://extratakes.com/
Highlights include:
MORE TOM HIDDLESTON
One Frame Back: Films About Mythical Sea Creatures
MORE ROWAN ATKINSON
Mark and Simon Spoil Everything: Top Gun: Maverick
MORE ALICIA VIKANDER
Take it or Leave it: You Decide - Heart Stopper
PLUS Anna Bogutskaya joins the party with her interview with Zawe Ashton, who stars in the new regency core film, Mr. Malcolm’s List.
As well as all that, there’s yet another surprise from Mark and Simon... make sure you wait for those credits.
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Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 19min
Hugh Bonneville, Bad Sisters, House of the Dragon, My Old School and Fisherman’s Friends: One and All
Join Robbie Collin and Rhianna Dhillon as they stand in while Mark and Simon are on their annual cruise.
Rhianna speaks to national treasure Hugh Bonneville about his sinister new role in Baback Anvari’s new crime thriller ‘I Came By’.
Robbie reviews ‘Bad Sisters’ Sharon Horgan’s new comedy/thriller, ‘House of the Dragon’ - following the story of the Targaryen civil war 300 years before the events portrayed in ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘My Old School’ - a new true crime documentary set in a Scottish secondary school starring Alan Cumming, and ‘Fisherman’s Friends: One and All’ - the sequel to the 2019 hit about the famous sea shanty singing group from Port Isaac.
PLUS a surprise from Mark and Simon... make sure you wait for those credits.
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Aug 12, 2022 • 1h 23min
Jordan Peele, Nope, Eiffel, Five Days at Memorial and Blind Ambition
Join Anna Bogutskaya and Rufus Jones as they fill in while Mark and Simon are on their annual cruise.
Rufus speaks to the genius director behind ‘Get Out’ and ‘US’, Jordan Peele, about his latest horror/sci-fi ‘Nope.’
Anna reviews the harrowing new Apple TV + series ‘Five Days at Memorial’ - chronicling the aftermath hurricane Katrina had on one hospital, ‘Eiffel’ - following the life and career of Gustave Eiffel and starring Emma Mackey, ‘Nope’ - Jordan Peele’s latest big hit and ‘Blind Ambition’ - a new documentary about Africa’s best and most unlikely sommeliers.
PLUS a surprise from Mark and Simon... make sure you wait for the credits...
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Aug 5, 2022 • 1h 11min
Alicia Vikander Bullet Train, Irma Vep, The Harder They Come (reissue)
Simon and Mark talk to Oscar winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander about her new role in the highly meta series ‘Irma Vep’ - created by Olivier Assayas. Mark reviews the star-studded ensemble action/thriller ‘Bullet Train’, the reissue of the cult classic ‘The Harder They Come.’ - featuring music by and starring Jimmy Cliff, and Irma Vep – about Mira, an American movie star who is disillusioned by her career and recent breakup, so comes to France to star in a remake of the French silent classic, “Les Vampires.”
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Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 17min
Ron Howard, DC League of Super-Pets, Hit the Road, Thirteen Lives, Fire of Love
Simon talks to legendary Hollywood director and actor Ron Howard, about his new biographical survival film ‘Thirteen Lives’ - starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton. Mark reviews the new animation ‘DC League of Super-Pets', ‘Thirteen Lives’, documentary ‘Fire of Love’ - following the lives and careers of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Kraftt, and ‘Hit the Road’ - a new film by Iranian director Panah Panahi, that tells the tender and chaotic story about a family on a road trip
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Jul 22, 2022 • 1h 19min
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Where the Crawdads Sing, Notre Dame on Fire, She Will, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time
Simon talks to actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, of ‘Normal People’ fame, who stars in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ - the new film adaptation of Number One best-selling book by Delia Owens. Plus Mark reviews ‘Notre Dame on Fire’, based on the real-life disaster that took place in August 2019, documentary ‘Kurt Vonnegut Unstuck in Time’ - about the life of the beloved American writer, and ‘She Will’ - a psychological horror, by debut director Charlotte Colbert.
Mark and Simon read out email from Tim Clayton about the single-screen cinema called Kino Astra in Oborniki Slaskie, Poland – if you’d like to find out more you can visit: https://kinoastra.pl/o-nas/
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Jul 15, 2022 • 1h 18min
Sheridan Smith, The Railway Children Return, McEnroe, The Gray Man, The Good Boss
Simon talks to Bafta winning British actor Sheridan Smith OBE on what it was like to be a part of ‘The Railway Children Return.’ Mark reviews Ryan Goslings new action flick ‘The Gray Man’, ‘The Good Boss’ - a Spanish workplace satire staring Javier Bardem. ‘The Railway Children Return’ - which is the sequel to the much beloved classic. + ‘McEnroe’ -a new documentary that follows the life of the iconic tennis player.
Plus, What’s on World, the Box office chart and more.
You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or find us on our social channels.
Show timings:
00:06:19 Last week's streamers
00:09:46 The Good Boss review
00:15:15 Ad break
00:17:46 Box Office Top 10
00:35:27 Sheridan Smith interview
00:49:42 The Railway Children Return review
00:55:12 The Laughter Lift
00:57:16 Ad break
01:03:00 The Gray Man review
01:06:21 What's On
01:07:43 McEnroe review
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Jul 8, 2022 • 1h 17min
Taron Egerton, Thor: Love and Thunder, Brian and Charles, Black Bird, Futura
Simon interviews actor and singer Taron Egerton best known for his work in the ‘Kingsman Franchise,’ and ‘Rocketman’ about his role in Apple TV+ new drama series ‘Black Bird – based on true events about a convict trying to help catch a serial killer. Mark reviews the much anticipated ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ new British robot film ‘Brian and Charles’, ‘Black Bird,’ and documentary ‘Futura’ - Exploring what boys and girls from age 15 to 20 think about the future, through a series of interviews during a long journey across Italy.
Plus, What’s on World, the Box office chart and more.
You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or find us on our social channels.
Show timings:
00:08:59 Brian and Charles review
00:17:28 Ad break
00:18:21 Box Office Top 10
00:32:32 Taron Egerton interview
00:47:32 Black Bird review
00:53:37 Elevator Jokes
00:55:13 Ad break
00:59:15 Futura review
01:02:21 What’s On
01:04:23 Thor: Love and Thunder review
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Jul 1, 2022 • 1h 6min
Minions: The Rise of Gru, Nitram, and Tigers
Mark reviews ‘Minions: Rise of Gru’, ‘Nitram’ - about a young man who develops an unexpected friendship with an older and isolated heiress, and ‘Tigers’ - about a young Swedish football player who is sent to play in Italy’s most prestigious club.
Plus, What’s on World, the Box office chart and more.
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Show timings:
17:52 Tigers Review
26:49 Box Office Top 10
40:59 Nitram Review
47:59 The Laughter Lift
50:05 Minions Review
01:00:53 What’s On World
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Jun 24, 2022 • 1h 17min
Rowan Atkinson, Elvis, The Black Phone, Man vs. Bee, and Wings of Desire
Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by comedic genius Rowan Atkinson to chat about his new comedy Netflix series ‘Man vs, Bee.’ Mark reviews the highly anticipated ‘Elvis’, Ethan Hawkes new horror, ‘The Black Phone’, ‘Man vs. Bee’ and Wim Wenders 1987 classic ‘Wings of Desire’ - about an angel who wonders the streets of Berlin observing its residents.
Plus, What’s on World, the Box office chart and more.
You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or find us on our social channels.
Show timings:
13:03 Last Week’s Streamers
16:25 Black Phone Review
22:43 Box Office Top 10
35:12 Rowan Atkinson Interview
49:49 Man Vs Bee Review
54:11 Elevator Jokes
01:00:16 Elvis Review
01:11:33 What’s On
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