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Take Ultra preview - A look ahead to the Oscars

Here's a cheeky preview of our latest Take Ultra video episode in which Mark and Simon look ahead to this week’s Oscars and assess the state of the race.  Ultra-Vanguardistas get these live streams every other week, our weekly T2 episodes in video and loads more. You can join them here: https://www.patreon.com/c/kermodeandmayo/membership   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodall

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  THREE FILMS OF THE WEEK? Is that even allowed? + Olivia Colman

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  SIR IAN MCKELLEN: Christophers and some unfinished business…

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  Does THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 rock the sequel trend? + STEVE COOGAN

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

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  John Waters: “I’m so respectable I could puke”

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  Brian Cox on GLENROTHAN: will it go down smoothly with Mark?

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  Level up or game over for SUPER MARIO GALAXY?

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  THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE: Enchanting or just lost in the woods?

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  Is Stephen Graham another bad boy in THE GOOD BOY?

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  Oscars Schmoscars 2026

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  Ryan Gosling on PROJECT HAIL MARY

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  Does THE BRIDE! earn its exclamation mark?

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  Celebrating Women in Film with Vanguard

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  What did Mark make of the BAFTAs?