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. 2018-05-11T14:10:57+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2018-05-11T14:10:57+00:00 2018-05-11T14:10:57+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/66ca6f19-42b3-4d79-b3b5-e99e0cf45bf8 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I recently asked whether films as long as Avengers: Infinity War should have an interval. There were some really interesting reactions - here are some of them.</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>

2017-09-15T08:49:49+00:00 2017-09-15T08:49:49+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/18197cdc-703a-42fc-a97a-8136d911eb7d Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I’ve just discovered a great cinema museum in Exeter. It has become my new favourite thing...</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>

2017-08-29T10:25:57+00:00 2017-08-29T10:25:57+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/5da6210f-0508-4705-904b-129544dd2bce Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Summer is over and there have been a slew of blockbusters released - which ones stand out 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>

2017-08-22T12:03:16+00:00 2017-08-22T12:03:16+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/8f9adb8e-a364-4543-b2d9-dafe7d7d9e7f Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Your Name is about to be re-released in IMAX theatres. I loved it the first time around - will it be improved by the new format?</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>

2017-07-04T13:06:17+00:00 2017-07-04T13:06:17+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/86dad315-b147-4f65-955c-90bad3355974 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A recent celebration at the BFI of the life and career of the great John Hurt got me thinking about the transcendent power of the moving image...</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>

2017-06-30T13:09:15+00:00 2017-06-30T13:09:15+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ec0ac5c7-def8-4e63-b6df-1554fe677502 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I love Heal The Living - the new film by Katell Quillévéré. Not enough people saw it in the cinema - here is why you should find it on DVD...</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>

2017-05-31T06:08:21+00:00 2017-05-31T06:08:21+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/142ef0e3-6ba0-463a-9900-6dd9041d50af Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu - director of Birdman and The Revenant unveiled an amazing VR exhibit in Cannes - but is this the future of cinema?</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>

2017-05-26T07:00:00+00:00 2017-05-26T07:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4f8929bc-adf5-47d2-957d-5edb84b68c02 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>I posted recently about the row over Netflix films at the Cannes Festival. Here are some of your thoughts on the matter.</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>

2017-05-16T09:58:40+00:00 2017-05-16T09:58:40+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/054d8455-6776-4fd2-a3a8-b51559ff342c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A row has broken out about some of the films at Cannes not being released theatrically - here is my take.</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>

2017-05-12T10:27:39+00:00 2017-05-12T10:27:39+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a92b3cb3-7860-409e-a957-d17a0c6297c0 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Manhattan - Woody Allen’s 1979 masterpiece - is back in theatres again. I believe that of all his films this is the one to see in a cinema...</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>

2017-04-07T09:04:45+00:00 2017-04-07T09:04:45+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4c1a7a58-587c-4c61-b7bf-e7bf093c3cb8 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>People often ask me whether I make notes during screenings - here is my secret notebook revealed for the first time...</p> </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>

2017-03-21T10:32:03+00:00 2017-03-21T10:32:03+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/7138e171-bd98-4be3-b466-b9b1357319f9 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>A few weeks back I posted about how much I dislike people eating in the cinema. Turns out some people really disagree with me...</p> </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>

2017-03-03T11:56:18+00:00 2017-03-03T11:56:18+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/56a0664e-ef89-402b-b386-be29d8554434 <div class="component prose"> <p>A West End theatre recently asked patrons not to eat during the performance. This has sparked a debate about the rights and wrongs of snacking in your seat - here’s what I think...</p> </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>

2017-01-10T16:12:46+00:00 2017-01-10T16:12:46+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/72f4186e-8254-4da1-aef4-cae3ef155735 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>My Feral Heart is a great indie film that has been distributed via Our Screen - a new interactive way of getting films seen in cinemas.</p> </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>

2016-10-18T12:05:16+00:00 2016-10-18T12:05:16+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/be91a6c5-baf3-4c70-9547-5b5d0aa9e338 Mark Kermode <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><div class="component prose"> <p>An excellent new documentary called 13th was recently screened in just one London cinema which meant it got reviewed in the national press but could only be seen on Netflix. What does this mean for critics and audiences?</p> </div>