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.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 243
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Mia Hansen-Løve, Lola, Godland, & Air
Prolific French director Mia Hansen- Løve speaks to Simon about her deeply personal new film ‘One Fine Morning’ - and how it was inspired by her own experience of her father going into a care home. M…
01:13:58 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Bonus Episode: Best Road Trip Films (brought to you by heycar)
Thanks to heycar – this bonus episode is all about the best road trip films out there. Mark fills us in on his notorious road trips of the past, including his most memorable road trip which started i…
00:17:13 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Killing Eve - Eve Polastri
Thrills, state secrets, and international assassins. Eve Polastri has always been wanted to be a MI6 spy. When she stumbles across Villanelle, she gets just that.
We explore what happens when a roma…
00:47:31 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Emily Watson, God’s Creatures, Dungeons & Dragons, and Law of Tehran
Emily Watson stars alongside Paul Mescal in new psychological drama ‘God’s Creatures’. She joins Simon and Mark in the studio to talk about what it was like playing Paul’s mother in the film where he…
01:18:55 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Bloodlines - Danny Rayburn
Meet the Rayburn’s. They are upstanding pillars of the community, hugely admired, and entirely dysfunctional.
We delve into why Danny is actually the scapegoat, what the sympathetic ghost signifies,…
00:45:50 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Infinity Pool, The Beasts & John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu and Chad tell Simon about the most difficult stunts to film in the latest John Wick installment in a fascinating interview.
Mark reviews the new satirical horror from Brandon Cronenberg - ‘Inf…
01:19:05 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: I May Destroy You - Arabella Essiedu
Black, British and kind of famous, Michaela Coel’s Arabella colours outside of the lines; misses deadlines, and, can’t *quite* remember what happened to her last night?
One woman’s search for the tr…
00:45:37 |
Tue 21 Mar 2023
Daveed Diggs, Pearl, Rye Lane, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 80 for Brady & Extrapolations
The Multifaceted Daveed Diggs tells Simon how his role as Marshall Zucker in the start studded ‘Extrapolations’ was deeply personal.
Mark reviews South London rom- com ‘Rye Lane’ - starring David Jo…
01:19:22 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Wandavision - Wanda Maximoff
Transporting viewers to the idyllic, suburban world of Westview, New Jersey, but all is not how it seems. Despite her otherworldly powers, Wanda experiences grief and loss, just like the rest of us.
…
00:44:21 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Andy Serkis, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Scream VI, & Champions
Andy Serkis tells Simon about playing his darkest role yet, and why he decided to take on the challenge.
Mark reviews the new horror/slasher take on a child’s classic ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Hon…
01:17:01 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Mad Men - Don Draper
Advertising sells - and Don Draper knows how to sell it better than anyone: a product, the American dream, and even himself.
We look at why the ad-men of the ‘60s were so terrified of therapy, how s…
00:44:29 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
Michael B. Jordan, Creed III, Close, Project Wolf Hunting and Electric Malady
Michael B. Jordan talks about his directorial debut – he discusses how he feels about Danielle Deadwyler missing out at the Oscars, and working with Jonathan Majors (who interrupted Jordan’s directin…
01:18:26 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Fleabag - Fleabag
Falling in love with a priest - whilst being deathly afraid of intimacy? What’s that about?
Join us as we delve into the world of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag and find out why she is so intent on …
00:44:41 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Hugh Jackman, Cocaine Bear, What’s Love Got To Do With It, The Independent, Broker
Simon speaks to Hugh Jackman about how filming ‘The Son’ changed him as a parent, plus he talks about reprising his role as Wolverine! Mark reviews ‘Cocaine Bear’, a film about a 500-pound black bear…
01:18:42 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: The Wire - Omar Little
Omar is only Barack Obama's favourite fictional character of all time. And perhaps ours too?
We find out why we're on the side of the gun-toting, duster-coat wearing stick-up badass who robs drug de…
00:45:53 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Michael Douglas, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Son & Nostalgia
Simon speaks to Hollywood royalty Michael Douglas about the return of Ant-Man - Michael recommends the best way to watch his new film... Mark reviews drama ‘Nostalgia’ about a man named Felice who re…
01:17:03 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: The Queen's Gambit - Beth Harmon
The often enigmatic chess genius that is Beth Harmon - is the Queen of this week’s episode.
Ben and Sasha explore why Beth feels so compelled to clean up after parties - and how her controlled prowe…
00:37:59 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Danielle Deadwyler, Women Talking, Epic Tails, Blue Jean, & Magic Mike’s Last Dance
We learn about the making of ‘Till’, and what Danielle thinks about the Awards. Mark reviews ‘Women Talking’ - a harrowing American drama about a religious isolated community starring Jessie Buckley,…
01:18:38 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
SHRINK THE BOX: Breaking Bad - Walter White
Sliding on their gloves, and stepping into their Hazmat suits, Ben and Sasha distil one of TV’s most infamous characters: The mighty Heisenburg.
On this week’s Shrink the Box we uncover why Walter W…
00:41:38 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, The Whale, Knock at the Cabin, EO, & Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Telegraph critic Robbie Collin stands in for Simon this week as he’s unwell. Mark reviews ‘EO,’ Jerzy Skolimowski’s harrowing new film about a donkey that encounters happiness and sorrow along his jo…
01:17:14 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
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