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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 ... more

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Martin McDonagh
Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin
Episode: Does WILD HORSE NINE beat BANSHEES? With MARTIN MCDONAGH
Ashley Walters
Actor, director and musician, known for Top Boy and Adolescence
Episode: Is ANIMOL a breakout success? With ASHLEY WALTERS
Jim Howick
Actor, writer and co-creator of Ghosts
Them There
Episode: Will Mark lose his head over the GHOSTS film? with Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard
Laurence Rickard
Actor, writer and co-creator of Ghosts
Them There
Episode: Will Mark lose his head over the GHOSTS film? with Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard
Josh Brolin
Actor, star of Whalefall
Whalefall
Episode: JOSH BROLIN and AUSTIN ABRAMS talk Whalefall
Austin Abrams
Actor, star of Whalefall
Whalefall
Episode: JOSH BROLIN and AUSTIN ABRAMS talk Whalefall
Paul Greengrass
Director and writer of The Uprising
Episode: Is THE UPRISING revolutionary or revolting? + PAUL GREENGRASS
Aaron Sorkin
Writer and director
Sony Pictures
Episode: Does Mark dig Digger? + AARON SORKIN
George MacKay
Actor in Sense and Sensibility (new version)
Episode: Does the new Austen adaptation suit Mark's sensibility? With George MacKay

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Mark Kermode
Host of the show, film critic, and lead presenter engaging guests and guiding reviews.
Simon Mayo
Co-host who engages in discussions, banter, and in-depth conversations with guests.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 5.6k ratings
  • Stop putting other shows in this shows feed

    What is wrong with you? Stop putting shows we didn’t subscribe to into this show’s feed. Stop just stop.

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    Cliph
    Canada2 months ago
  • Shame

    Started late in discovering the Kermode and mayo film review podcast, spent the last couple of years going through them and getting great film recommendations along the way. However they’ve become almost unbearable to listen to as the show goes on. Constantly complimenting each other and patting themselves on their backs with their overbearing left wing views. Tired show. Thanks for the shows up to now but I’m tapping out now.

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    1
    The daddymac
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • Hoping things gel eventually (spoiler: they still haven’t)

    I was a LTL from as long the show was on BBC 5 and even had my one and only letter to the show read out. Something isn’t working about the new podcast. I’m no fan of the ads (and having extra paid content is just really poor, especially when the free elements of the actor interviews are all the bad bits), but I just scroll through them. Unfortunately, doing that makes the show quite short.

    More than that, though, the sound quality is weird, the editing is full of glitches, and there is someth... more

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    1
    Radionoush
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • Smugfest

    I like Simon and admire Mark. But cancelled my subscription after 6 months because I could no longer stand the overwhelming smugness of the show’s correspondents. The self-satisfied prig who wrote in about bus timetables after the Andy Serkis interview was typically grating. The cultist listeners with their ‘Dear [insert arch reference and look how educated I am]’ schtick are far too pleased with themselves. Sorry to say that the warmth of the hosts and their genuine knowledge of and enthusiasm ... more

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    Mickey Ginn
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • The Politics Show

    Used to be about films, now can’t go more than five minutes without mentioning Trump. Obsessive but also really boring. Also ironic that considering the show pushes a leftist narrative, it has got more and more money grabbing.

    Mark has continually said that if you don’t agree with his views, you can push off. So I am doing that. One less LTL. Loved the show, Steve.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Jpd71
    United Kingdom4 months ago

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Does WILD HORSE NINE beat BANSHEES? With MARTIN MCDONAGH
Q: Can you explain how you use the word indigenous in the film?
McDonagh says some less right-wing characters use the word naturally in the setting, while the CIA agent played by Malkovich takes umbrage at it. He acknowledges that the language may place a modern perspective in 1973, but says the film is being made for contemporary audiences.
Does WILD HORSE NINE beat BANSHEES? With MARTIN MCDONAGH
Q: Why did you choose Easter Island for Wild Horse Nine?
McDonagh was drawn to the island's mystery and cinematic character. The story came together when he connected Rapa Nui's status as part of Chile with the CIA's role in Chilean politics.
Is ANIMOL a breakout success? With ASHLEY WALTERS
Q: As someone who has been there and filmed it and done that, is there a better way that we can look after young offenders?
Walters calls for more funding for the prison system and proposes supporting formerly incarcerated people to mentor younger prisoners, while acknowledging the dedication of staff working within financial and administrative constraints.
Is ANIMOL a breakout success? With ASHLEY WALTERS
Q: Just explain why you thought that there was something about this story that made you want to go behind the camera.
Walters says he wanted to bring authenticity to a prison-film genre he felt often lacked it, drawing on his own experience and the script's unusual exploration of vulnerability and sexuality in a homophobic prison.
Will Mark lose his head over the GHOSTS film? with Jim Howick & Laurence Rickard
Q: What do viewers need to know about Ghosts as they arrive at the beginning of the movie?
Laurence Rickard explains that a young couple inherited a haunted, crumbling country house, and one of them can see and hear its ghosts. After the couple leave, the ghosts are bored and isolated until the film's events give them a way to interact with the outside world.

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Sharp, conversation-driven film and TV critique anchored by two veteran presenters, blending in-depth reviews with candid interviews and culture-wide banter. Across episodes, the show covers a wide range of new releases, industry trends, and festival chatter, while peppering in interviews with notable actors, directors, and writers. A notable strength is the mix of thoughtful analysis, long-form guest conversations, and warm, humorous banter that often extends beyond cinema into tech, streaming, and media business topics. The format's willingness to scratch beneath surface-level reviews, plus subscriber-only extras, stands out for potential sponsors and guests seeking engaged, cinephile audiences.

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