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. 2017-06-06T12:34:20+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2017-06-06T12:34:20+00:00 2017-06-06T12:34:20+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/d207bef0-5f07-4071-8544-ba59f06c62c5 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A few months ago I predicted that Resident Evil: The Final Chapter might not be the last we saw of the franchise - well guess what?</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>

2017-05-19T09:44:31+00:00 2017-05-19T09:44:31+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/15628923-86c0-4b5f-a438-9229528068d6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Alien: Covenant has got me thinking about why I love the original film so much and what can go wrong with sequels.</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>

2017-01-31T12:08:50+00:00 2017-01-31T12:08:50+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ec31245e-ca38-48e5-9028-36d7e9669379 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I posted recently about sequels to much loved films - here are some of the many movies that you are concerned could be messed up second time around...</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>

2017-01-24T15:28:44+00:00 2017-01-24T15:28:44+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/25d72bea-2273-4cea-b768-de88df71c6ab Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>T2 Trainspotting is out this week. Sequels can be a risky business - but are they always a bad idea?</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>

2016-07-22T12:13:05+00:00 2016-07-22T12:13:05+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/56df6029-048e-4d0a-8a7b-6caff101a559 Mark Kermode <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>10 Cloverfield Lane is just out on disc. I liked the film a lot but is the link to Cloverfield helpful or confusing?</p> </div>

2015-09-22T12:55:34+00:00 2015-09-22T12:55:34+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/cd9ef932-fd58-49fb-a3ee-9a5ca2ee68a2 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>It seems Disney are going to make a Mary Poppins sequel - I’m a little concerned as you can imagine...</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>

2015-08-07T10:34:23+00:00 2015-08-07T10:34:23+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/d539e057-6264-4149-a447-a77382d090a0 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Tom Cruise is back on the screen in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. Here is my pick of his best work as an actor.</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>