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   S1 · E233 · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

   Is playtime finally over for TOY STORY?

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   S1 · E232 · 11 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

   Is DISCLOSURE DAY the best Spielberg in decades? With EMILY BLUNT & COLMAN DOMINGO

   The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. It’s Disclosure Day week! Yes, film buffs, that means it’s time for a new Steven…

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   S1 · E231 · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

   Is SAVAGE HOUSE Richard E. Grant’s most unhinged role yet?

   The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. The one and only Richard E. Grant joins us on this week’s Take for a chat with both…

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   S1 · E229 · 21 May 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

   Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodall

   The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. Our guest this week is Leo Woodhall, who stars in upcoming thriller Tuner as Nikki, a…

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   S1 · E228 · 14 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

   THREE FILMS OF THE WEEK? Is that even allowed? + Olivia Colman

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   S1 · E227 · 7 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

   SIR IAN MCKELLEN: Christophers and some unfinished business…

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   S1 · E249 · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 32 minNew

   Is THE UPRISING revolutionary or revolting? + PAUL GREENGRASS

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   S1 · E248 · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

   Does Mark dig Digger? + AARON SORKIN

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   S1 · E247 · 24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

   Does the new Austen adaptation suit Mark's sensibility? With George MacKay

   The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show - a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. George MacKay is our special guest this week, and he’s in full dashing Austenian…

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    S1 · E246 · 17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    Does RESIDENT EVIL equal WEAPONS? + JULIETTE BINOCHE

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