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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 2d

1️⃣ ONE 🎞️ FRAME 🔙‼️

🏍️ With this week seeing the release of TRON:ARES, we want your FAVOURITE VIDEOGAME ADAPTATIONS FOR FILM 🚦

Give us your suggestions ⤵️ Mark will pick his favourite ⭐

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 2d

❌ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
📝 Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
🎥 Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
👇 Let us know below...

💩 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)
💩 The Dark is Rising (2007)
💩 Game of Death (2010)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 2d

🎬 It's already WEEKEND WATCHLIST time
🥇Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

⭐ Batman Begins (2005)
⭐ All the President's Men (1976)
⭐ Belfast (2021)
⭐ Dog (2022)
⭐ The Producers (1968)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 2d

The Rock is unrecognizable in THE SMASHING MACHINE 😲🥊

Check out Mark's full review in the latest Take 🎬

+ Reviews of
URCHIN
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
FILM CLUB with Aimee Lou Wood 🤩

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📺 Watch the FULL SHOW www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiI_...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 4d

"I want neurotic chatterboxes falling in love!"❤️

Aimee Lou Wood joins us in this week's Take 🎬
She's bringing back the spirit of classic romcoms in her new series FILM CLUB 📽️🍿

+ 🎞️
THE SMASHING MACHINE
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
URCHIN

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📺 FULL SHOW www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiI_...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 8d

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🪨 With this week seeing the release of MMA-biopic The Smashing Machine, we want to hear what your FAVOURITE SPORTS BIOPICS are... ⚾💪

Give us your suggestions ⤵️ Mark will pick his favourite ⭐

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 9d

When Mark's review is more entertaining than the movie itself 😬

Catch his full verdict on THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 in the latest Take 🎬

+ THE DEAD OF WINTER, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER & Paul Thomas Anderson 🤩

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📺 Watch the full show on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXf-...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 9d

❌ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
📝 Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
🎥 Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
👇 Let us know below...

💩 Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
💩 Firewalker (1986)
💩Conan the Barbarian (2011)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 9d

🎬 Happy Monday! It's already WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
🥇Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

⭐ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
⭐ Batman Begins (2005)
⭐ Dune: Part One (2021)
⭐ Till (2022)
⭐ Rye Lane (2023)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 11d

"It's impossible to see this and not find stuff that you'll love"🍿

Don't miss Mark's full review of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER in the latest Take 🎬

+ Paul Thomas Anderson himself unpacks the movie with Simon 🎞️

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 12d

New Take out now! 🎬

🤩 Our super special guest is Paul Thomas Anderson 🎉
He talks ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER & that feeling when the movie Gods answer your prayers 🙏

Mark reviews it +
❄️ THE DEAD OF WINTER
🔪 THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2

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Full show on YouTube 📺 tinyurl.com/dam63use

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 16d

1️⃣ ONE 🎞️ FRAME 🔙‼️

🕺Looking forward to this week's special guest (no prizes for guessing whom...) we want your FAVOURITE PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON movies 🍕

Give us your suggestions ⤵️ Mark will pick his favourite ⭐

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 16d

❌ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
📝 Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
🎥 Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
👇 Let us know below...

💩 The Dark Tower (2017)
💩 Red Sonja (1985)
💩 American Reunion (2012)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 16d

🎬 We know it's only Monday but it's already WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
🥇Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

⭐ Carlito's Way (1993)
⭐ Carrie (1976)
⭐ The Elephant Man (1980)
⭐ Buried (2009)
⭐ The Long Good Friday (1979)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 18d

🤩 The ever-excellent Paul Greengrass is our special guest on this week's Take 🎬

He talks THE LOST BUS, writing chaos & how he creates authenticity onscreen 🚌

Mark reviews it +
🏫 STEVE
🚗 A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

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+ FULL SHOW on Youtube 📺
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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 19d

"There was an audible intake of breath, because it was... it was Robert Redford" ❤️

We're remembering the true movie legend that is Robert Redford in this week's Take 🎬

Here's Mark on meeting the man himself ⭐

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+ FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIL7...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 22d

RIP Robert Redford—a true movie legend 😔

We'll be remembering him in this week's Take ❤️

Post your top 3 Redford performances below and we'll read a selection in the show ⬇️

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 23d

❌ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
📝 Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
🎥 Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
👇 Let us know below...

💩 The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
💩 London Has Fallen (2015)
💩 The Great Gatsby (2000)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 23d

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🚗 We're looking forward our chat with PAUL GREENGRASS on the show, so we want (you guessed it) PAUL GREENGRASS'S BEST FILM🕵️‍♀️

Give us your suggestions ⤵️ Mark will pick his favourite ⭐

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 23d

🎬 WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
🥇Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

⭐ For a Few Dollars More (1965)
⭐ Platoon (1986)
⭐ Selma (2014)
⭐ The Great Dictator (1940)
⭐ Heat (1995)

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 25d

🎸 The wait is over for SPINAL TAP II...
...But is it funny? 😬

Mark's been biting his nails over this one—check out the latest Take for his verdict 🎬

+ More reviews and special guest Warren Ellis on ELLIS PARK 🤩

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📺 FULL SHOW on YouTube ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWkS...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 26d

🚨 !New Take out now! 🚨

And in it we have the actual IRL Warren Ellis 🤩

He shows off is incredible threads and talks ELLIS PARK 🐒

+ Reviews of...
🎸 SPINAL TAP II
🎩 DOWNTON ABBEY
🚶‍♂️ THE LONG WALK

🎧 Listen ➡️ pod.fo/e/328f17

+ Watch the FULL SHOW on YouTube 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWkS...

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · 29d

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🦈 We're taking inspiration from SPINAL TAP II: The End Continues and asking for your favourite MOCKUMENTARIES 🎸

Give us your suggestions ⤵️ Mark will pick his favourite ⭐

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · Sep 8

🏝️ ISLANDS is out Friday 🏖️

🤩 Its star Sam Riley joins Simon on the latest Take 🎬

He's in typical self-deprecating form, but don't be fooled—he's ace as tennis coach Tom in this Hitchcockian holiday thriller 🎾

Tune in to this week's show on Thursday for Mark's review 🎥

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Kermode and Mayo's Take @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social · Sep 8

❌ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
📝 Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
🎥 Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
👇 Let us know below...

💩 The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
💩 Morbius (2022)
💩 The Day My Face Stood Still (2008)

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