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   S1 · E234 · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

   Jackass: I thought Jonny Knoxville was an a***

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

   Is playtime finally over for TOY STORY?

   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 box office big beast this week is Toy Story 5, and we’re bringing you Mark’s…

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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 · E230 · 28 May 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

   Does Mark think BACKROOMS is a-maze-ing?

   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 James Graham, one of Britain’s most prolific and successful…

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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 · 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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