Have we found Mark’s film of the year already?

About this episode

Mark and Simon review new films and series, including a guest appearance by Richard Gadd.

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 Take, Mark and Simon return with another trio of fresh reviews spanning the big and small screen. First up, they dive into the BBC’s Half Man, a hard-hitting new series from Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd, who is also our very special guest on the show. It’s already prompting plenty of discussion—but does it live up to the hype, or crumble under the weight of expectation? Then it’s The Rose of Nevada, Mark Jenkin’s new seafaring feature that could see him launch into the mainstream. And finally, Michael—the Michael Jackson biopic that’s already divided the critics. Find out what Mark makes of it. And as ever, there’s correspondence…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Simon

Guest: Richard Gadd

Topics covered

• film reviews
• television series
• biopics
• guest interviews
• cinema discussions

Keywords

• film of the year
• Half Man
• The Rose of Nevada
• Michael Jackson biopic
• Kermode & Mayo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Patreon, Sony Music Entertainment

Books & works: Half Man, The Rose of Nevada, Michael

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