โ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐ Let us know below...
๐ฉMen in Black II (2002)
๐ฉMen in Black 3 (2012)
๐ฉBatman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
05.08.2025 08:09 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 0
That's HEARTS, not Heart... the GIF is for effect
04.08.2025 15:09 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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๐ฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐ฅPick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice
โญCasablanca (1942)โจ
โญShaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
โญSpiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018)
โญRebecca (1940)
โญHearts of Darkness (1991)
04.08.2025 15:09 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 20 ๐ 0
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
๐ง Ahead of the release of WEAPONS, we are looking for your FAVOURITE TWISTED FAIRYTALES on film ๐
Give us your suggestions โคต๏ธ Mark will pick his favourite โญ
04.08.2025 14:59 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 0
Guy Pearce is our guest in this week's brand new Take ๐คฉ
He & Simon unpack his new Aussie prison drama INSIDEโand what it has to say about life in the criminal justice system ๐๏ธ
+ ๐๏ธ Mark's reviews of
NAKED GUN ๐ซ
SAVAGES ๐ฆง
THE LEGEND OF OCHI ๐
+ Lots more tasty film goodness
๐ง Listen pod.fo/e/306ebf
01.08.2025 09:27 โ ๐ 44 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
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๐ฝ ALIEN CALLOUT!!! ๐พ
For a thingy, we want to know your thoughts on:
a. Alien - Your Burning Questions Schmestions
b. Alien films โ RANKED!
c. Your top 5 Alien moments
29.07.2025 10:00 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 39 ๐ 0
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
๐ซ With this week seeing the release of the reboot of Naked Gun, we're asking for your FAVOURITE PARODY FILMS๐ฎโโ๏ธ
Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark
29.07.2025 08:47 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 27 ๐ 3
a robot with the words let 's roll written on the bottom
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โ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐ Let us know below...
๐ฉ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
๐ฉ Taken 3 (2014)
๐ฉ Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
28.07.2025 12:48 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 11 ๐ 1
a man in a robot suit is standing in a room
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๐ฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐ฅPick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice
๐ฌ Now, Voyager (1942)
๐ฌ Kensuke's Kingdom (2023)
๐ฌ RoboCop (1987)
๐ฌ The Haunting (1963)
๐ฌ Weathering with You (2019)
28.07.2025 11:45 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 20 ๐ 1
We swear these sartorial references are getting more niche every week...
๐ Anyone got a favourite of 'Mark's annoying t-shirts'?
๐ฌ Check out the latest take for more bantz + reviews of BRING HER BACK, FANTASTIC FOUR & THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH with Justin Kurzel ๐คฉ
๐งListenโก๏ธ pod.fo/e/301a5d
27.07.2025 11:11 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH director Justin Kurzel is our guest in the latest Take ๐ฌ
He goes deep with Mark & Simon on this visceral drama about 1940s Australian prisoners of war in the Far East ๐บ
+ Reviews of this and...
๐ฑ BRING HER BACK
๐ฆธ FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS
๐ง Listen pod.fo/e/301a5d
26.07.2025 15:21 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฑ Have we got a film of the year already in this week's brand new Take? ๐ฌ
An EXORCIST comparison from the Good Doctor bodes pretty well... ๐น
Check out Mark's full review of BRING HER BACK + loads more sweet sweet movie goodness in this week's show ๐ฟ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/301a5d
25.07.2025 11:26 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
๐ซฃ Anyone else watch FRIENDSHIP through their fingers? ๐ฌ
Check out Mark's full review in the latest Take ๐ฌ
+ SMURFS, more on THE SALT PATH and HARVEST with Harry Melling ๐คฉ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2fdaaf
23.07.2025 10:23 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 1
No
22.07.2025 08:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
๐ง We're ALSO looking ahead to August's Caught Stealing, from Darren Aronofsky... so what are your FAVOURITE ARONOFSKY FILMS? ๐ฃ๏ธ
Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark
21.07.2025 15:26 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 0
a woman wearing headphones is standing next to a man in a room with other people .
ALT: a woman wearing headphones is standing next to a man in a room with other people .
โ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐ Let us know below...
๐ฉ Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
๐ฉ Charlie's Angels (2019)
๐ฉ The Omen (1976)
21.07.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 21 ๐ 1
a man is wearing a virtual reality headset and looking at something .
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๐ฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐ฅPick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice
๐ฌ Thirteen Lives (2022)
๐ฌ Macbeth (2015)
๐ฌ The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
๐ฌ Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
๐ฌ Your Name (2016)
21.07.2025 14:57 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 0
a man in a military uniform says let 's go in front of a bamboo forest
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
โ๏ธ We're talking to Justin Kurzel about The Narrow Road to the Deep North this week, so we're looking for your FAVOURITE FILMS ABOUT THE WORLD WARS IN ASIA ๐
Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark
21.07.2025 07:48 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 0
The Salt Path story takes more twists and turns in this week's brand new Take ๐ฌ
+ Harry Melling on HARVEST & a bit of Harry Potter chat ๐ง
And reviews of FRIENDSHIP, SMURFS & more ๐๏ธ
Don't miss your weekly appointment with the Movie Doctors ๐ฟ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2fdaaf
18.07.2025 12:54 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
a man sitting at a table with the words " it 's harvest time " written above him
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
๐ช With this week seeing the release of Harvest, and with Harry Melling as our guest, we want your FAVOURITE FILMS WITH HARRY POTTER STARS IN ๐ช
Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark
14.07.2025 17:59 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 0
a man with blue paint on his face is standing in front of a flag in a field .
ALT: a man with blue paint on his face is standing in front of a flag in a field .
โ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐ Let us know below...
๐ฉ Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
๐ฉ Braveheart (1995)
๐ฉ The Karate Kid III (1989)
14.07.2025 14:33 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 0
a young boy is sitting on a porch playing a banjo .
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๐ฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐ฅPick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice
๐ฌ Gosford Park (2001)
๐ฌ The Long Good Friday (1979)
๐ฌ Manhunter (1986)
๐ฌ The Guilty (2018)
๐ฌ Deliverance (1972)
14.07.2025 13:52 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 0
Is it a bird??? ๐ฆ
Is it a plane??? โ๏ธ
No, it's Mark's SUPERMAN review! ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ
๐ฌ Don't miss it in this week's Take
+ Mark & Simon react to THE SALT PATH news ๐ซข
++ More reviews of MODI ๐จ and BOOKISH ๐ with guest Mark Gatiss ๐คฉ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f9070
11.07.2025 10:31 โ ๐ 49 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0
Simon & Mark react to THE SALT PATH controversy in today's brand new Take ๐ฌ
Thanks for all your takes on this big storyโkeep them coming! ๐ง
+ Reviews of...
๐ฆธโโ๏ธ SUPERMAN
๐จ MODI: THREE DAYS ON THE WING OF MADNESS
๐ ...And BOOKISH with Mark Gatiss ๐คฉ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f9070
10.07.2025 15:59 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
a man with long hair and a beard is holding a stick in his hand .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is holding a stick in his hand .
โ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐ Let us know below...
๐ฉ Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
๐ฉ Robin Hood (2010) (Russell Crowe accents one)
๐ฉ Marry Me (2022)
07.07.2025 15:26 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 0
two men in cowboy hats are looking at something in the distance
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๐ฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐ฅPick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice
๐ฌ The Wicker Man (1973)
๐ฌ Beautiful Day in/ Neighbourhood (2019)
๐ฌ Man Called Otto (2023)
๐ฌ Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid (1969)
๐ฌ My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
07.07.2025 14:06 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 0
๐ถ Thoughts on our new jingle? ๐
Check out the latest Take for more retro vibez ๐
+ Reviews of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, HOT MILK and THE SHROUDS with David Cronenberg ๐ฌ
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f526f
07.07.2025 12:43 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
In this week's brand new Take we're joined by a genre legend... ๐ฅ
The one and only David Cronenberg ๐ชฐ๐ฉธ
He chats to Mark about his deeply personal new film THE SHROUDS & how movies help us understand life
+ Reviews of
๐ฅ HOT MILK
๐ฆ JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH
& more in Take 2 ๐ฌ
๐ง Listen pod.fo/e/2f526f
04.07.2025 11:02 โ ๐ 36 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 1
a bald man in a suit stands in front of a city
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1๏ธโฃ ONE ๐๏ธ FRAME ๐โผ๏ธ
๐ฆนโโ๏ธ With this week seeing the release of none other than Superman, we want your favourite FILMS/TV FEATURING SUPERMAN ๐ฆธ
Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark
03.07.2025 12:19 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 0
๐ถ Anyone fancy seeing to our jingle passages? ๐ต๐คฃ
Prime cuts of absolute silliness available in the latest Take ๐ฌ
Plus LOTS of film buffery on this week's new movies ๐ฅ
๐ M3GAN 2.0
๐๏ธ F1
๐๏ธ Words of War
๐ง Listen โก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2ef79d
29.06.2025 15:34 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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