Hello to Jason Isaacs! In The Salt Path

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Sony Music

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

4.4 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 73 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 time for another of those very special episodes where we all get to say “hello” to one of our very favourite friends of the show in the actual flesh (or whatever the audio equivalent of that is...). You guessed it, our guest this week is the one and only Jason Isaacs. He drops in for a chat with both Simon and Mark about ‘The Salt Path’—a seriously inspirational film that sees him walk the South West Coast Path in a journey of massive resilience and self-discovery alongside Gillian Anderson. They play the real-life couple Moth and Raynor Winn, who walked the path after losing their home and livelihood, and wrote the bestselling memoir on which the film is based. It’s a seriously meaty chat and Jason is on top form—you don’t want to miss it. Mark reviews it too, plus two more big releases this week. We’ve got ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, the high-kicking and wholesome latest in the Kung Fu franchise, starring Jackie Chan—and ‘The Ritual’--an exorcism horror with a demon-ousting Priest played by... Al Pacino??? This one sounds like Kermode catnip, so listen in and say your prayers for a rant or a redemption. Simon is back this week too, so expect bumper banter from the Good Doctors. Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free): Karate Kid: Legends: 08:06 Jason Isaacs Interview: 30:18 The Salt Path Review: 48:20 The Ritual Review: 58:35 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.
0:44.9	So check out the Phoenician scheme. Only in cinemas, May 23rd.
0:49.8	Before we begin, a quick reminder that you can become a Vanguard Easter and get an extra episode every Thursday.
0:56.0	Including bonus reviews.
0:57.8	Extra viewing suggestions.
0:59.5	Viewing recommendations at home and in cinemas.
1:02.2	Plus your film and non-film questions answered as best we can in questions, Schmestians.
1:06.6	You can get all that extra stuff via Apple Podcasts or head to extra takes.com for non-fruit-related devices.
1:13.7	There's never been a better time to become a Vanguard Easter.
1:16.5	Free offer, now available wherever you get your podcasts.
1:19.3	And if you're already a Vanguard Easter, we salute you.
1:36.0	So I hadn't,
1:36.9	hello, by the way,
1:40.9	I hadn't stayed in a long stay car park for a while,
1:41.7	as in my car.
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