Kermode & Mayo’s 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. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Want more Kermode & Mayo? Subscribe to Kermode & Mayo’s Extra Takes for ad-free listening plus access to our subscriber-exclusive show - TAKE TWO, new episodes every Monday. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking try free at the top of our show page. If you’re not a fruit-based person, never fear! Subscribe 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
Categories: TV & Film
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‘Gladiator II��� director and legendary one-man blockbuster factory Ridley Scott is our guest this week. He joins Simon to discuss the long-awaited sequel to 2000’s modern classic, in which this time Paul Mescal plays Lucius, the long-exiled son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus. He finds himself back in Rome as a prisoner from his now-conquered adopted homeland, and must outfight and outwit his opponents and captors whilst guarding the secret of his ancestry. Simon talks to Ridley about swords, sandals, CGI and how he knew Paul Mescal would make a great Roman. We find out what Mark makes of the high-octane epic– do its mega action sequences jump the (Coliseum-swimming) shark? Plus we’ve got two more reviews of ‘The Last Dance’, a punchy drama set amidst the Hong Kong funeral business from director Anselm Chan—and ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’, a kooky indie holiday comedy with an ensemble cast including Matilda Fleming, Michael Cera and Francesca Scorsese. Spoiler alert – if a catastrophic weather event happened at Miller’s Point, Mark wouldn’t mourn its disappearance. More top takes from the Good Doctors. To our LTLs and newbies alike: strength and honour! Catch Mark and Simon live at our Christmas Spectacular – final tickets available here: https://www.fane.co.uk/kermode-and-mayo Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free): The Last Dance Review: 09:48 Sir Ridley Scott Interview: 28:23 Gladiator II Review: 44:19 Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point Review: 58:00 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 And to find out more about Sony’s new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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204 - Sir Ridley Scott on Gladiator II Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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202 - Red One makes Mark explode in birdsong Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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200 - When Simon Met Billy (Crystal)... Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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198 - Emilia Pérez: Have We Found the Film of the Year? Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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196 - Mark Gets to Legitimately Rant About Donald Trump Because He’s Reviewing a Film About Him Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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194 - Another Transformers Film? What Will Mark Think? Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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192 - Your next podcast: Origins with Cush Jumbo, starring David Schwimmer Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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191 - Joker: Folie à Deux – BETTER THAN JOKER? Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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189 - Megalopolis: "The Cinematic Equivalent of Toothache” Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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188 - A big announcement - set your calendars Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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187 - The Substance: “Everything Cranked Up To Eleven-ty and Then Some” Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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186 - Do you have a critical inner voice? Ben and Nemone explain why. Also, forgotten actors who are enjoying a renaissance and your questions answered - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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185 - Mark’s Thoughts on a New Film About a Pompous Critic + Sir Ian McKellen Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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184 - CARRIE BRADSHAW – How to fight the patriarchy and stop obsessing over relationships – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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183 - What is the best Meryl Streep film of all time? Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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182 - JACKSON LAMB in SLOW HORSES: Do spies make the best therapists? – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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181 - CAPTAIN HOLT of BROOKLYN 99: Neurodiverse, gay and battling racism – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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180 - Cine-world cup, 1984: the BEST film of the best year for cinema, evs Thu, 29 Aug 2024
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179 - Is Zoe Kravitz Born to Direct? Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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178 - SCHITT’S CREEK and Moira Rose: this is narcissism – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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177 - Explaining addicts' behaviour, ‘trapped’ dramas (Handmaid’s Tale) and your questions - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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176 - Alien: Romulus – Mess or Masterpiece? Thu, 15 Aug 2024
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175 - M NIGHT SHYAMALAN!! making his Take debut... Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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174 - THE WIRE’S Bubbles: How do you help an addict? – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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173 - We Made Mark Kermode Watch Sex and the City 2 Again Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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172 - PEAKY BLINDERS’ Polly Shelby: the silent observer in all of us – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 30 Jul 2024
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171 - Deadpool & Wolverine: Top or tiresome? Fri, 26 Jul 2024
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170 - ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’S “Taystee”: Adoption, Child States and Attachment Theory – SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 23 Jul 2024
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169 - Does EVERYONE love Twisters… except Mark? Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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168 - REESE WITHERSPOON and JENNIFER ANISTON’s Alex and Bradley tackle sexism and false selves on The Morning Show - SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 16 Jul 2024
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167 - Fly Me to the Moon, Hundreds of Beavers, Longlegs & Despicable Me 4 Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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166 - Addiction in “Euphoria”, Analysis vs. Therapy and Sir Salman Rushdie! - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 09 Jul 2024
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165 - Ti West, Maxxxine, Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi & Kill Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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164 - TYRION LANNISTER knows how to play the Game...of Thrones SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 02 Jul 2024
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163 - Jesse Plemons and Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness, A Quiet Place: Day One, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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162 - SYDNEY from THE BEAR: when will she reach her boiling point? SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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161 - Asif Kapadia & Joe Sabia, Federer: Twelve Final Days, Green Border, The Exorcism & The Bikeriders Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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160 - CHANDLER BING: could it BE any more complicated? SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 18 Jun 2024
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159 - Jeff Nichols, Freud’s Last Session, Arcadian & Inside Out 2 Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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158 - MICHAEL SCOTT invites you into The Office: SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 11 Jun 2024
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157 - Richard Linklater, Hit Man, The Dead Don’t Hurt & Bad Boys: Ride or Die Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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156 - SHRINK THE INBOX Tue, 04 Jun 2024
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155 - Benedict Cumberbatch, Eric, The Beast & Sting Thu, 30 May 2024
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154 - LARRY DAVID: Curb star who falls out with everyone in SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 28 May 2024
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153 - George Miller, Furiosa, In Flames & The Garfield Movie Thu, 23 May 2024
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152 - TOMMY SHELBY: We Peek Behind the Blinders in SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 21 May 2024
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151 - Vicky McClure, If, Two Tickets to Greece & Hoard Thu, 16 May 2024
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150 - CERSEI LANNISTER’s Power Behind the Throne: SHRINK THE BOX Tue, 14 May 2024
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149 - SHRINK THE BOX: Shrink the Inbox Tue, 08 Aug 2023
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148 - SHRINK THE BOX: Shrink the Inbox Tue, 01 Aug 2023