Outspoken, opinionated and never lost for words, Mark is the UK's leading film critic. This twice-weekly video blog is the place where he airs his personal views on the things that most fire him up about cinema - and invites you to give your own opinions. 2018-06-08T15:18:53+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2018-06-08T15:18:53+00:00 2018-06-08T15:18:53+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/253b41c3-dcb1-4642-a8fa-1578071ef075 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I’m really excited to see the new horror film Hereditary but there is one thing about the press campaign that is annoying me...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-0" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2017-03-31T07:47:40+00:00 2017-03-31T07:47:40+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a99c3567-989b-4784-b456-c16cc61aaf30 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Kim Newman - critic, novelist and screenwriter has a new comic book featuring his re-imagining of Count Dracula. I talk vampires, movie choices and find out his surprising choice to direct a film version.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-1" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2016-09-23T14:02:59+00:00 2016-09-23T14:02:59+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a207a8c6-b1c1-4352-a7c8-68dc474b34e2 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>With a new Blair Witch film in cinemas I have been asked whether people really did believe that the original movie was a true story...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-2" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2016-04-22T11:29:15+00:00 2016-04-22T11:29:15+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/1e8d4897-b3b8-44bb-af81-d9133ae47845 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>There’s a new film out this week called Friend Request. It’s the latest in a line of internet based horror movies - is this genre becoming the found footage film of its time?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-3" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-09-01T14:56:09+00:00 2015-09-01T14:56:09+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/eef8ea0d-8a61-4516-9217-cc357fc854c8 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Wes Craven - one of the most gifted horror directors of our time has just passed away. Here I pay tribute to this outstanding and generous filmmaker.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-4" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2014-12-16T13:35:12+00:00 2014-12-16T13:35:12+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/397bf66d-51e5-3246-b503-d767c1d10500 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I posted recently about the continuing censorship of The Devils Directors Cut by Warner Bros. Here are some of your suggestions of what to do...</p><p></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-5" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Content</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/The-Devils-Demand">The Devils Demand</a></p> </div>

2014-09-30T12:17:59+00:00 2014-09-30T12:17:59+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/36dc26d2-5bd0-3e41-b068-f04d165063ef Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p><span>The new 4K transfer of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is out on DVD and Blu Ray. It’s nearly a century old but his extraordinary film is still one of the most influential and iconic movies in all cinema...</span></p><p><span> </span><br></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-6" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Content</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/chilled_out">Chilled Out</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/chills">Chill Factor</a></p> </div>

2013-07-30T11:57:49+00:00 2013-07-30T11:57:49+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/3138b3d8-f1e8-3907-96dd-e648b46bd55c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>There's a new horror movie out called The Conjuring. I saw it with an audience who loved it but I was left unmoved. What am I missing?</p><p></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-7" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Content</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/Dead-Ahead">Dead Ahead</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/what_is_sinister">What is Sinister</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/posts/chilled_out">Chilled Out</a></p> </div>

2013-04-09T09:44:35+00:00 2013-04-09T09:44:35+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/42c5f380-6678-37ef-8c8a-364e393e4624 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The Evil Dead remake is due in cinemas next week and it got me thinking about the extraordinary fuss the original film caused back in the 1980s. Here I reveal some of the bizarre censor's notes from the time...</p><p></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-8" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related content</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/05/raimi_180509.html">Sam Raimi's worst monsters aren't on screen</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/06/tab_me_to_hell.html">Tab me to hell</a></p> </div>

2012-11-30T18:01:35+00:00 2012-11-30T18:01:35+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/99396a98-5632-3e93-ab49-001bac5cf265 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Martin McDonagh's new movie Seven Psychopaths is out next week. I couldn't let that title go without listing my seven favourite screen psychos. What are yours?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-9" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/08/a_very_british_serial_killer.html">A Very British Serial Killer</a> </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj/clips">Latest Reviews</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2012-10-09T15:02:16+00:00 2012-10-09T15:02:16+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/8c03848d-868a-3666-b8eb-7f2d42c3c485 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>On the Five Live show last Friday I referred to the new horror movie Sinister as a 'found footage film'. This seem to have annoyed some people - was I right or wrong to call it that?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-10" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/02/chills.html">Chill Factor</a> </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj/clips">Latest reviews</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2012-06-12T13:41:47+00:00 2012-06-12T13:41:47+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a38718f5-ab47-377f-ab0f-91283be8a7d7 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>This Friday David Cronenberg and Robert Pattinson are coming on the 5 live show to talk about their new film Cosmopolis. Here I reveal my favourite Cronenberg films... </p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-11" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/films/a-z/a/">Take your pick from Kermode & Mayo's A-Z</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2012-03-02T09:55:54+00:00 2012-03-02T09:55:54+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/45ec602a-53e5-3047-bb0b-8458229395ef Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>This week <a href="http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/">John Cusack</a> is our guest on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cmwkm">5 live Film Review Show </a>talking about his new film <a href="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1486192/">The Raven </a>in which he plays the writer Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's work has been adapted for the screen on countless occasions but which is the best of the bunch?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-12" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2012-02-24T18:07:29+00:00 2012-02-24T18:07:29+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/62399cd1-0499-35f8-a9a2-be7f4634150b Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A while back I asked you to tell me which film scenes really gave you the chills - here I pick out some of the scariest suggestions.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-13" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/02/chills.html">Chill Factor</a> </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/films/a-z/a/">Take your pick from Mark's A-Z</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2012-02-10T16:32:32+00:00 2012-02-10T16:32:32+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/6b4c3ca0-7335-3892-a7db-46f934f45bf1 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I posted recently asking you to nominate the worst performance by an actor in a really good film. The response was overwhelming. Here I pick out some of your suggestions and ask a brand new question on the subject of casting. </p> <p></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-14" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/01/great_acting_in_bad_films.html">Great Acting in Bad Films</a></p> <p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/films/a-z/a/">Take your pick from Mark's A-Z</a></p> <p><strong>Related links</strong> <br><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Movies-From-An-Alternate-Universe/2783319">Movies From An Alternate Universe</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>