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. 2014-05-30T10:36:56+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer /blogs/markkermode

2014-05-30T10:36:56+00:00 2014-05-30T10:36:56+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/528e604d-5e65-37e1-88be-d642b4ddddc6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>One of the newest cinema innovations is D-Box - a device that causes your seat to move at certain moments during the movie. This is just one in a long line of gimmicks designed to ‘enhance' your viewing pleasure...</p><p></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>

2013-07-19T14:23:40+00:00 2013-07-19T14:23:40+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/03a7f210-454b-38cc-a8a0-e3d125ee6bce Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I turned fifty this year and next Saturday there's a documentary on 5 live charting the way the cinema has changed during my lifetime. What are your first memories of the silver screen?</p><p></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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related content</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015frvg">Old School</a></p> </div>

2012-07-10T12:37:17+00:00 2012-07-10T12:37:17+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/19aa20ec-fd9f-30e3-98e6-6c6bb8a6a07d Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The second Kermode Uncut Film Club choice is David Lynch's magnificent 1992 horror movie. Watch this introduction and let me know what you think of the film.</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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/06/film_club_1.html">Film Club</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 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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2012-05-25T09:43:41+00:00 2012-05-25T09:43:41+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/a6f37586-b8a7-33d7-acf0-cead163e6edd Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I've been following the progress of the Nazis on the moon movie Iron Sky for years. It has finally arrived in UK cinemas - or has it? </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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/03/kermode_uncut_iron_sky.html">Iron Sky</a> </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00stck9">Mark Kermode reviews Iron Sky</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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2012-05-18T11:27:44+00:00 2012-05-18T11:27:44+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/07124a89-1b4c-3404-99aa-9d774727a34a Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I posted recently saying how much I hated long excerpts from films being used in marketing campaigns. This seems to have touched a nerve - here are some of your responses. </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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/05/the_film_the_whole_film_and_no.html">The Film the whole Film and Nothing but the Film</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 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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2012-03-30T11:23:32+00:00 2012-03-30T11:23:32+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/49137e55-c876-397a-8b8d-cbf33d782ac2 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I've been checking out some of the beautiful historic cinemas in Memphis and thinking about a recent news story saying ticket prices are set to rise to subsidise the costs of 3D. You can imagine my reaction...</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 Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2010/09/the_death_of_3d.html">The Death of 3D</a> </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m8qwq">Scorcese: Why can't we accept 3D?</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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2012-01-20T17:00:33+00:00 2012-01-20T17:00:33+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/8d9500b0-ad1e-3173-9f71-2ab74f00ba1e Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>When I asked you to tell me about the films that make you cry and why I never expected such a huge response. Here I pick out some of the most eye-watering examples...</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 Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2012/01/great_performance_shame_about.html">Review: W.E.</a> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/12/the_worst_ten_films_of_2011.html">The Worst Ten Films of 2011</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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2011-12-16T10:13:20+00:00 2011-12-16T10:13:20+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/e7c74aa2-8265-373e-aaad-ccda7eca6b72 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/12/the_first_movie.html">Blogging about Mark Cousins' documentary The First Movie</a> made me think about the experience that made me fall in love with cinema. In my case it was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064555/">Krakatoa East Of Java</a> - but what was the film you remember seeing that changed everything.</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 Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/12/the_first_movie.html">The First Movie</a> - an appreciation of Mark Cousins' doc </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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2011-09-09T11:25:54+00:00 2011-09-09T11:25:54+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/dece09d3-9938-3676-83d9-4fb3e05de9b6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> I'm very preoccupied lately by the fate of projectionists in the digital age and what that means for modern cinema. Here I recount some recent frustrating experiences with the new technology of film. </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 links on Kermode Uncut and 5 live</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/09/the_good_the_bad_and_the_multi.html">The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k9w4z">Kermode on multiplex cinemas</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 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2011-07-22T18:00:00+00:00 2011-07-22T18:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/4799b4b7-14f4-388a-b089-244255392562 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>There was a <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2011/0722/1224301092206.html">story in The Irish Times</a> recently about a DVD cover that misused a review by me to sell a film as hilarious when I had actually found it pretty unfunny.<br> It's happened to lots of critics and here I give you a few other examples of cheeky selective quotation.</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><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 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>

2009-08-21T11:00:00+00:00 2009-08-21T11:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/040879fa-569c-3895-b780-b41f23ca101b Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> An Oshima retrospective at the BFI recalls a revealing story about the true nature of film censorship in the UK, in this instance concerning the Japanese master's most famous and notorious masterpiece, Ai No Corrida AKA In the Realm of the Senses.<br><br> </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>

2009-08-18T15:00:00+00:00 2009-08-18T15:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/72736261-156f-3cf7-8cad-120d9ef16e07 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> So here I am at the delightful Cropredy Festival having a wonderful relaxed time among a crowd of happy, easy-going people when my eye catches something that reminds me of some very bad news. Pirate news. Pirates of the Caribbean news. Pirate of the Caribbean news with a bitter and ruthless twist.<br><br> </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>

2009-08-14T13:00:00+00:00 2009-08-14T13:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/d2b2f72a-1fb7-33f1-955c-a9a1c74fb5f8 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Left to its own devices the Kermode Uncut blog recombined the Boorman and Tarantino items to generate an explosion of energetic, elevated and enterprising discussion to which I am here delighted to alert you.<br><br> </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>

2009-08-10T17:00:00+00:00 2009-08-10T17:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/a8d04149-bb57-3ad9-ba5e-9ff207b18fce Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Everyone knows his name, everyone knows he's the ultimate fanboy turned auteur. So why has this Inglourious Basterd never again scaled the creative heights of his early oeuvre? Why has everything he's made since looked, well, rather shoddy by comparison?<br><br> </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>

2009-08-04T10:00:00+00:00 2009-08-04T10:00:00+00:00 /blogs/markkermode/entries/27c9e216-9ffc-30cb-9d93-89cf6842057c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Perusing your comments I came across a request to explain my antipathy toward John Boorman, the director behind such brilliant movies as Hell in the Pacific, Point Blank and Deliverance. Yeah. And Exorcist II: The Heretic, the Worst-Film-Ever-Made. Starting to make sense? Anyway, it occurred to me that Kermode Uncut is as good a place as any to get this thing out of my system.<br><br> </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>