Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER film of the year? With Paul Thomas Anderson

September 25, 2025 • 75 mins

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Robert Redford remembered + Paul Greengrass on THE LOST BUS

September 18, 2025 • 75 mins

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Does SPINAL TAP II turn it up to 11? + the rockin’ Warren Ellis

September 11, 2025 • 75 mins

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HONEY, DON’T: a film title that reviews itself? + Sam Riley on ISLANDS

September 4, 2025 • 70 mins

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Summer Holiday Highlights of the year so far

August 28, 2025 • 68 mins

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Now and Ben: Olivia Colman and Jay Roach on THE ROSES

August 26, 2025 • 14 mins

Surprise! It’s another tasty nugget of Now & Ben in the Take feed. This time, Ben sits down with Olivia Colman and Jay Roach, star and director of ‘The Roses’--which hits the big screen this Friday. This grown-up comedy with bite is all about marriage and what happens when it gets rocky. Colman plays one half of a battling couple alongside Bendict Cumberbatch—and although things might look perfect on the surface, tensions rise an...

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Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor on THE LIFE OF CHUCK

August 21, 2025 • 67 mins

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Bob Odenkirk talks NOBODY 2 – will it meet Mark’s expectations?

August 14, 2025 • 69 mins

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Is Mark freaked out by FREAKIER FRIDAY? + Celine Song on THE MATERIALISTS

August 7, 2025 • 69 mins

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Alien: Earth Bonus Special

August 5, 2025 • 41 mins

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Does NAKED GUN even pass the one laugh test? + Guy Pearce on INSIDE

July 31, 2025 • 70 mins

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FILM OF THE YEAR ALREADY? Mark on BRING HER BACK

July 24, 2025 • 64 mins

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More SALT PATH & Harry Melling + your take on SUPERMAN

July 17, 2025 • 69 mins

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THE SALT PATH: Simon and Mark’s reaction. Plus SUPERMAN

July 10, 2025 • 65 mins

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Will Jurassic World Rebirth turn Mark into a Rantosaurus? + David Cronenberg

July 3, 2025 • 67 mins

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Is F1 in pole position for film of the week?

June 26, 2025 • 68 mins

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28 Years Later: Mark’s Verdict + Jodie Comer and (Oh) Danny Boy(le) on the film

June 19, 2025 • 63 mins

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Domnhall Gleeson on Echo Valley

June 12, 2025 • 63 mins

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Now and Ben: Carey Mulligan and Tim Key

June 6, 2025 • 14 mins

Welcome to another Now & Ben! This little nugget of bonus interview goodness features Carey Mulligan and Tim Key—stars of the new wholesome folk musical The Ballad of Wallis Island—in cinemas now. Ben sits down with them to talk about this British gem of a film that’s got Richard Curtis cooing. Plus behind the scenes goss on everything from corpsing on camera to sliding into dms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

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20 Years of Kermode & Mayo

June 5, 2025 • 65 mins

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Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Episodes

Is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER film of the year? With Paul Thomas Anderson

Robert Redford remembered + Paul Greengrass on THE LOST BUS

Does SPINAL TAP II turn it up to 11? + the rockin’ Warren Ellis

HONEY, DON’T: a film title that reviews itself? + Sam Riley on ISLANDS

Summer Holiday Highlights of the year so far

Now and Ben: Olivia Colman and Jay Roach on THE ROSES

Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor on THE LIFE OF CHUCK

Bob Odenkirk talks NOBODY 2 – will it meet Mark’s expectations?