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. 2016-11-25T14:33:12+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer /blogs/markkermode

2016-11-25T14:33:12+00:00 2016-11-25T14:33:12+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/519c7981-8922-4ded-9c45-41d7856aea19 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Sometimes the right film comes along at the right time. Mark Kermode reflects on the release of Arrival and A United Kingdom…</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>

2016-10-11T15:03:33+00:00 2016-10-11T15:03:33+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/be4a2671-91bc-4881-ad68-ff7f2f2465e6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>This year the London Film Festival opened for the first time with a movie made by a black woman director - but are things really getting better in the British film industry?</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>

2016-09-16T10:45:49+00:00 2016-09-16T10:45:49+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/fd61404d-2f6a-4512-96bd-b97c04271949 Mark Kermode <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><div class="component prose"> <p>I’ve just seen Amma Asante’s new film 'A United Kingdom' which has been chosen to open this year’s London Film Festival. Here are my first impressions...</p> </div>