en Kermode Uncut Feed 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. Fri, 11 May 2018 14:10:57 +0000 Zend_Feed_Writer 2 (http://framework.zend.com) https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode Breaking Bad? Fri, 11 May 2018 14:10:57 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/66ca6f19-42b3-4d79-b3b5-e99e0cf45bf8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/66ca6f19-42b3-4d79-b3b5-e99e0cf45bf8 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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.

]]> 0 Movie Museum Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:49:49 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/18197cdc-703a-42fc-a97a-8136d911eb7d https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/18197cdc-703a-42fc-a97a-8136d911eb7d Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

I’ve just discovered a great cinema museum in Exeter. It has become my new favourite thing...

]]> 0 Blockbusters Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:25:57 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/5da6210f-0508-4705-904b-129544dd2bce https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/5da6210f-0508-4705-904b-129544dd2bce Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

Summer is over and there have been a slew of blockbusters released - which ones stand out for you?

]]> 0 Your Name Here Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:03:16 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/8f9adb8e-a364-4543-b2d9-dafe7d7d9e7f https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/8f9adb8e-a364-4543-b2d9-dafe7d7d9e7f Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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?

]]> 0 The Magic Lantern Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:06:17 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/86dad315-b147-4f65-955c-90bad3355974 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/86dad315-b147-4f65-955c-90bad3355974 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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...

]]> 0 It’s a Living Thing Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:09:15 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ec0ac5c7-def8-4e63-b6df-1554fe677502 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ec0ac5c7-def8-4e63-b6df-1554fe677502 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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...

]]> 0 Virtual Reality In Cannes Wed, 31 May 2017 06:08:21 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/142ef0e3-6ba0-463a-9900-6dd9041d50af https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/142ef0e3-6ba0-463a-9900-6dd9041d50af Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu - director of Birdman and The Revenant unveiled an amazing VR exhibit in Cannes - but is this the future of cinema?

]]> 0 Streaming Versus Screening Fri, 26 May 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4f8929bc-adf5-47d2-957d-5edb84b68c02 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4f8929bc-adf5-47d2-957d-5edb84b68c02 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

I posted recently about the row over Netflix films at the Cannes Festival. Here are some of your thoughts on the matter.

]]> 0 Cannes Conflict Tue, 16 May 2017 09:58:40 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/054d8455-6776-4fd2-a3a8-b51559ff342c https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/054d8455-6776-4fd2-a3a8-b51559ff342c Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

A row has broken out about some of the films at Cannes not being released theatrically - here is my take.

]]> 0 Magnificent Manhattan Fri, 12 May 2017 10:27:39 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a92b3cb3-7860-409e-a957-d17a0c6297c0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a92b3cb3-7860-409e-a957-d17a0c6297c0 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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...

]]> 0 Notes On Film Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:04:45 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4c1a7a58-587c-4c61-b7bf-e7bf093c3cb8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4c1a7a58-587c-4c61-b7bf-e7bf093c3cb8 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

People often ask me whether I make notes during screenings - here is my secret notebook revealed for the first time...

]]> 0 Popcorn Wars Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:32:03 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/7138e171-bd98-4be3-b466-b9b1357319f9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/7138e171-bd98-4be3-b466-b9b1357319f9 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

A few weeks back I posted about how much I dislike people eating in the cinema. Turns out some people really disagree with me...

]]> 0 Snack Attack Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:56:18 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/56a0664e-ef89-402b-b386-be29d8554434 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/56a0664e-ef89-402b-b386-be29d8554434

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...

]]> 0 Our Screen Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:12:46 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/72f4186e-8254-4da1-aef4-cae3ef155735 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/72f4186e-8254-4da1-aef4-cae3ef155735 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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.

]]> 0 Limited Release Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:05:16 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/be91a6c5-baf3-4c70-9547-5b5d0aa9e338 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/be91a6c5-baf3-4c70-9547-5b5d0aa9e338 Mark Kermode Mark Kermode

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?

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