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

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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 · E230 · 28 May 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

   Does Mark think BACKROOMS is a-maze-ing?

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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

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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 · E226 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

   Does THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 rock the sequel trend? + STEVE COOGAN

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   S1 · E225 · 23 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

   Have we found Mark’s film of the year already?

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   S1 · E224 · 16 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

   John Waters: “I’m so respectable I could puke”

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    S1 · E223 · 9 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    Brian Cox on GLENROTHAN: will it go down smoothly with Mark?

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