20 Years of Kermode & Mayo

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Sony Music

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Tv Reviews, Film Interviews

4.4 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you. It's a 20th anniversary special for this ‘ere podcast—yes, we have been in your ears via download since 2005. That’s two whole decades ago. Whew. To celebrate we’ve got a bumper correspondence special for you with lots of lovely stuff from you loyal listeners—including some who have valiantly put up with us for the entire duration. Alongside our usual box office top 10, we’ll be rolling back the clock to see what was in the charts this time two decades ago, and there will be reminiscences aplenty. Reviews aplenty too: First up, 'Ballerina', the latest instalment in the world of John Wick, this time with a twist--or should we say a pirouette? Plus, a double whammy of new horror releases: 'Clown In A Cornfield' adds another creepy clown to the conematic cannon of coulrophobia, and 'Dangerous Animals' is asks 'hmmm what would Jaws be like with an added serial killer?". Check out the Good Doctor's top takes on the lot. Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free): Ballerina review: 10:32 Box Office Top Ten: 18:01 Clown in a Cornfield review: 37:39 Dangerous Animals review: 53:14 You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo Please take our survey and help shape the future of our show: https://www.kermodeandmayo.com/survey EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: [email protected] And to find out more about Sony’s new show Origins with Cush Jumbo, click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Ben Bailey Smith from The Take, here to tell you about the new film from Wes Anderson, visionary director of Asteroid City, The Darjeeling Limited, Life Aquatic, loads more.
0:09.5	Coming to cinemas, May 23rd, is The Phoenician Scheme.
0:13.4	It's a dark comedy and espionage thriller following one of the richest men in Europe, played by Benicio del Toro,
0:18.7	who survived six plane crashes, multiple assassination attempts, and embarks on a quest with his daughter, played by Benicio del Toro, who survived six plane crashes, multiple assassination
0:21.3	attempts, and embarks on a quest with his daughter, played by Mia Threpleton, and a tutor,
0:26.1	Michael Serra, to secure the future of his business ventures. And listen, it sounds like a classic
0:30.9	Wes Anderson offering, essential cinema viewing, but this has got that little something extra,
0:35.2	when you consider a cast that includes Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Richard Iowardy, Brian Cranston, Scarlett Yohansson, Matthew Amaric, Jeffrey Wright and Benedict Comabatch. So check out the Phoenician scheme. Only in cinemas, May 23rd.
0:49.5	Before we begin, a quick reminder that you can become a Vanguard Easter and get an extra episode every
0:55.0	Thursday. Including bonus reviews. Extra viewing suggestions. Viewing recommendations at home and in
1:01.2	cinemas. Plus your film and non-film questions answered as best we can in questions,
1:05.7	Schmestians. You can get all that extra stuff via Apple Podcasts or head to extra takes.com for non-fruit-related devices.
1:13.3	There's never been a better time to become a Vanguard Easter. Free offer, now available,
1:17.4	wherever you get your podcasts. And if you're already a Vanguard Easter, we salute you.
1:35.7	Okay, well, we're about to start.
1:36.6	There was a thing.
1:38.5	Did you see that thing on the screen just then?
1:40.1	It said, Paul has something to say.
1:40.8	What does that?
1:41.8	Where did that come from?
1:42.6	I've never seen that before.
1:45.4	That's the redactor having special.
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