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. 2016-05-03T10:49:35+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2016-05-03T10:49:35+00:00 2016-05-03T10:49:35+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/bb455f4e-43f0-4e78-9280-db347bb4de2b Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The French Connection is 45 years old this year - it’s just one of a whole raft of films that I think of as ‘recent’ but which are actually now pretty old. Am I the only one who feels this way?</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>

2016-04-05T09:29:48+00:00 2016-04-05T09:29:48+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/d3ba3eb6-9bf2-4bd0-93b9-f0fc8d4f4d73 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I have a new series starting on Radio 2 tonight called Celluloid Jukebox - it’s a celebration of the 60 year relationship between pop music and the movies. What is your favourite use of music in a film?</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>Listen to Celluloid Jukebox on Radio 2 <strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075g367">here</a></strong>.</p> </div>