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>

2018-03-23T11:44:13+00:00 2018-03-23T11:44:13+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/1fa80a9c-1ff5-46e8-82fc-d2a9355796f2 Mark Kermode <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>I recently co-wrote the script of William Friedkin’s new documentary about exorcism but on the IMDb it seems I’m known for something less prestigious...</p> </div>

2017-08-18T08:15:36+00:00 2017-08-18T08:15:36+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/e7eeb4fa-f2e9-4055-a853-c928032d49cb Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Certain film posters made a huge impact on me when I was growing up. What are the most memorable examples for you?</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>

2017-06-13T09:34:36+00:00 2017-06-13T09:34:36+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/2d20500a-a611-4710-9a42-0fe5906aa12a Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The Graduate is about to be re-released to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This got me thinking about the soundtrack to this brilliant film and how it came about...</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>

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-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>

2017-01-17T17:22:43+00:00 2017-01-17T17:22:43+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/da9aa879-a0af-45f9-8343-1ecb69983274 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The writer of The Exorcist died last week. Here are my memories of a great man.</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>

2016-11-22T17:22:15+00:00 2016-11-22T17:22:15+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/595b8fb4-6ec0-4b0e-bf5e-ce11975f880c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A new BluRay is out in the US which includes an assembly of William Peter Blatty’s cut of Exorcist III. It’s a complex patchwork version that gives us a glimpse of just how extraordinary his original film might have been...</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>

2016-04-26T12:28:47+00:00 2016-04-26T12:28:47+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/8a05efc4-ef6a-46d3-8b94-e7de6b004c71 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>One of the films I’m completely obsessed about is now out on BluRay - William Peter Blatty’s extraordinary drama The Ninth Configuration.</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>

2016-03-18T11:42:20+00:00 2016-03-18T11:42:20+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/d7a2ac19-b457-40ea-8846-26a56b499b7d Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I really like The Witch but the way it has been marketed is causing confusion about what kind of film it is. What is the answer?</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>