“This, too, shall pass”: so said Tom Hanks in a moving episode of Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review show in early 2020, and so it has turned out to be. After 21 years of film criticism, obscure 80s music references and (mostly) affectionate bickering, the much-loved programme has aired its final episode on the BBC.
But perhaps everything will be all right in the end. It may be the show’s final episode on BBC Radio 5 live, but it’s not curtains yet for Mark and Simon. From 5 May, listeners can tune in to Kermode and Mayo’s Take, a new twice-weekly film-review podcast for Sony Music. It will cover theatrical, streaming and physical film releases as well as high-level television.
On 1 May, the New Review will publish a “You Ask the Questions”- style interview with Mark and Simon. Whether you’re an LTL (long-term listener) or FTE (first-time emailer), a member of the congregation or a precocious teenage cinephile, you now have the chance to turn the tables on Simon and Mark and ask them a question of your choice. Will Simon ever watch Jeremy? Where will the cruise head next? And who on earth is Steve?
To submit a question, please fill in the form below, email review@observer.co.uk or tweet @ObsNewReview by 4pm Wednesday 13 April.
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