Does THE BRIDE! earn its exclamation mark?

About this episode

This episode features a review of Pixar's Hoppers and a discussion on The Bride!, along with insights into Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and Mother's Pride.

Some exciting news—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. On this week’s episode of Kermode and Mayo's Take, actor and national treasure Martin Clunes joins Simon… On the review slate this week: Pixar’s latest animated adventure, Hoppers—a high-concept tale of body-swapping beavers and environmental derring-do. Will it burrow into the Take’s good books, or be politely shown the exit? Then there’s The Bride!, a bold and buzzy reimagining of a classic monster myth from Maggie Gyllenhaal, starring Gothic romance, big hair, bigger ideas—Mark digs into the film’s ambition, while Simon weighs up whether it truly crackles with life. We also head back to Birmingham’s smoky underworld with Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man…

People in this episode

Hosts: Simon Mayo, Mark Kermode

Guest: Martin Clunes

Topics covered

• film review
• animated adventure
• body-swapping
• Gothic romance
• cinematic evolution
• family drama

Keywords

• Kermode and Mayo
• film review
• Pixar
• The Bride!
• Peaky Blinders
• animated film
• Martin Clunes
• family drama
• Gothic romance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Sony Music Entertainment

Books & works: Hoppers, The Bride!, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Mother's Pride

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