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โŒ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐Ÿ“ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ŸŽฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Let us know below...

๐Ÿ’ฉMen in Black II (2002)
๐Ÿ’ฉMen in Black 3 (2012)
๐Ÿ’ฉBatman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

05.08.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's HEARTS, not Heart... the GIF is for effect

04.08.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐Ÿฅ‡Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

โญCasablanca (1942)โ€จ
โญShaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
โญSpiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018)
โญRebecca (1940)
โญHearts of Darkness (1991)

04.08.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿงš Ahead of the release of WEAPONS, we are looking for your FAVOURITE TWISTED FAIRYTALES on film ๐Ÿ“–

Give us your suggestions โคต๏ธ Mark will pick his favourite โญ

04.08.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Guy Pearce is our guest in this week's brand new Take ๐Ÿคฉ

He & Simon unpack his new Aussie prison drama INSIDEโ€”and what it has to say about life in the criminal justice system ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

+ ๐ŸŽž๏ธ Mark's reviews of
NAKED GUN ๐Ÿ”ซ
SAVAGES ๐Ÿฆง
THE LEGEND OF OCHI ๐ŸŽ’
+ Lots more tasty film goodness

๐ŸŽง Listen pod.fo/e/306ebf

01.08.2025 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ‘ฝ ALIEN CALLOUT!!! ๐Ÿ‘พ

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€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ”ซ With this week seeing the release of the reboot of Naked Gun, we're asking for your FAVOURITE PARODY FILMS๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark

29.07.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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โŒ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐Ÿ“ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ŸŽฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Let us know below...

๐Ÿ’ฉ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Taken 3 (2014)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

28.07.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŽฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐Ÿฅ‡Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

๐ŸŽฌ Now, Voyager (1942)
๐ŸŽฌ Kensuke's Kingdom (2023)
๐ŸŽฌ RoboCop (1987)
๐ŸŽฌ The Haunting (1963)
๐ŸŽฌ Weathering with You (2019)

28.07.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We swear these sartorial references are getting more niche every week...

๐Ÿ‘• Anyone got a favourite of 'Mark's annoying t-shirts'?

๐ŸŽฌ 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 ๐Ÿคฉ

๐ŸŽงListenโžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/301a5d

27.07.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH director Justin Kurzel is our guest in the latest Take ๐ŸŽฌ

He goes deep with Mark & Simon on this visceral drama about 1940s Australian prisoners of war in the Far East ๐Ÿ“บ

+ Reviews of this and...
๐Ÿ˜ฑ BRING HER BACK
๐Ÿฆธ FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS

๐ŸŽง Listen pod.fo/e/301a5d

26.07.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ˜ฑ Have we got a film of the year already in this week's brand new Take? ๐ŸŽฌ

An EXORCIST comparison from the Good Doctor bodes pretty well... ๐Ÿ‘น

Check out Mark's full review of BRING HER BACK + loads more sweet sweet movie goodness in this week's show ๐Ÿฟ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/301a5d

25.07.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿซฃ Anyone else watch FRIENDSHIP through their fingers? ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Check out Mark's full review in the latest Take ๐ŸŽฌ

+ SMURFS, more on THE SALT PATH and HARVEST with Harry Melling ๐Ÿคฉ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2fdaaf

23.07.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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22.07.2025 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿง  We're ALSO looking ahead to August's Caught Stealing, from Darren Aronofsky... so what are your FAVOURITE ARONOFSKY FILMS? ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark

21.07.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โŒ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐Ÿ“ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ŸŽฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Let us know below...

๐Ÿ’ฉ Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Charlie's Angels (2019)
๐Ÿ’ฉ The Omen (1976)

21.07.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŽฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐Ÿฅ‡Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

๐ŸŽฌ Thirteen Lives (2022)
๐ŸŽฌ Macbeth (2015)
๐ŸŽฌ The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
๐ŸŽฌ Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
๐ŸŽฌ Your Name (2016)

21.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœˆ๏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 ๐ŸŒ…

Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark

21.07.2025 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Salt Path story takes more twists and turns in this week's brand new Take ๐ŸŽฌ

+ Harry Melling on HARVEST & a bit of Harry Potter chat ๐Ÿง™

And reviews of FRIENDSHIP, SMURFS & more ๐ŸŽž๏ธ

Don't miss your weekly appointment with the Movie Doctors ๐Ÿฟ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2fdaaf

18.07.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿช“ 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 ๐Ÿช„

Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark

14.07.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โŒ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐Ÿ“ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ŸŽฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Let us know below...

๐Ÿ’ฉ Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Braveheart (1995)
๐Ÿ’ฉ The Karate Kid III (1989)

14.07.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a young boy is sitting on a porch playing a banjo . ALT: a young boy is sitting on a porch playing a banjo .

๐ŸŽฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐Ÿฅ‡Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

๐ŸŽฌ Gosford Park (2001)
๐ŸŽฌ The Long Good Friday (1979)
๐ŸŽฌ Manhunter (1986)
๐ŸŽฌ The Guilty (2018)
๐ŸŽฌ Deliverance (1972)

14.07.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is it a bird??? ๐Ÿฆ…

Is it a plane??? โœˆ๏ธ

No, it's Mark's SUPERMAN review! ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

๐ŸŽฌ Don't miss it in this week's Take

+ Mark & Simon react to THE SALT PATH news ๐Ÿซข

++ More reviews of MODI ๐ŸŽจ and BOOKISH ๐Ÿ“š with guest Mark Gatiss ๐Ÿคฉ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f9070

11.07.2025 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Simon & Mark react to THE SALT PATH controversy in today's brand new Take ๐ŸŽฌ

Thanks for all your takes on this big storyโ€”keep them coming! ๐Ÿ“ง

+ Reviews of...
๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ SUPERMAN
๐ŸŽจ MODI: THREE DAYS ON THE WING OF MADNESS

๐Ÿ“š ...And BOOKISH with Mark Gatiss ๐Ÿคฉ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f9070

10.07.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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Œ And... It's WEEKEND NOTLIST time
๐Ÿ“ Which of these is to be MOST avoided and why?
๐ŸŽฅ Anything that DOESN'T deserve to be on the list?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Let us know below...

๐Ÿ’ฉ Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Robin Hood (2010) (Russell Crowe accents one)
๐Ÿ’ฉ Marry Me (2022)

07.07.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฌ WEEKEND WATCHLIST time!
๐Ÿฅ‡Pick your fave from these 5 films on free TV next weekend - and predict kermodemovie.bsky.social 's choice

๐ŸŽฌ The Wicker Man (1973)
๐ŸŽฌ Beautiful Day in/ Neighbourhood (2019)
๐ŸŽฌ Man Called Otto (2023)
๐ŸŽฌ Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid (1969)
๐ŸŽฌ My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

07.07.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽถ Thoughts on our new jingle? ๐Ÿ˜‚

Check out the latest Take for more retro vibez ๐Ÿ˜Ž

+ Reviews of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, HOT MILK and THE SHROUDS with David Cronenberg ๐ŸŽฌ

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2f526f

07.07.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In this week's brand new Take we're joined by a genre legend... ๐Ÿฅ

The one and only David Cronenberg ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿฉธ

He chats to Mark about his deeply personal new film THE SHROUDS & how movies help us understand life

+ Reviews of
๐Ÿฅ› HOT MILK
๐Ÿฆ– JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH
& more in Take 2 ๐ŸŽฌ

๐ŸŽง Listen pod.fo/e/2f526f

04.07.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿฆนโ€โ™‚๏ธ With this week seeing the release of none other than Superman, we want your favourite FILMS/TV FEATURING SUPERMAN ๐Ÿฆธ

Give us your fave โคต๏ธ we'll put them to Mark

03.07.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽถ Anyone fancy seeing to our jingle passages? ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿคฃ

Prime cuts of absolute silliness available in the latest Take ๐ŸŽฌ

Plus LOTS of film buffery on this week's new movies ๐ŸŽฅ
๐ŸŽŽ M3GAN 2.0
๐ŸŽ๏ธ F1
๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ Words of War

๐ŸŽง Listen โžก๏ธ pod.fo/e/2ef79d

29.06.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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