Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talk about indie horror movies BACKROOMS and OBSESSION taking the box office by storm.

Other films mentioned in this episode:

Together

Keeper

Hellraiser

Nightbreed

Citizen Kane

Evil Dead

Booksmart

Superbad

The Drama

Videodrome

The Exorcist

Hereditary

Weapons

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.

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Part 2 of Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talking about Christopher Nolan's films at The Sun Pub on Drury Lane.

Films and books mentioned in this episode:

Tenet

The Prestige

Interstellar

The Odyssey

Inception

Oppenheimer

Insomnia

Batman Trilogy

Ray Harryhausen's Sinbad Movies

The Devils

Metropolis

Trainspotting

The Passion of Christ

The Death of Stalin

Troy

Minions

Books:

A Hard Day's Night by Samira Ahmed

Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music by Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson

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Part one of who-knows-how-many on Christopher Nolan's films.

Mark and Jack chat at their regular pub.

Other films and people mentioned in this episode:

Avatar

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Pirates of the Caribbean

Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan

Jonathan Nolan

Following

Knowing

Nicolas Cage

Memento

Bait

Mark Jenkin

Insomnia

Erik Skjoldbjærg

The Prestige

Interstellar

Tenet

Back to the Future

Ludwig Göransson

Stanley Kubrick

2001 a Space Odysset

Doug Trumbull

Silent Running

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In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, writer and award-winning radio presenter, Samira Ahmed about her newly published BFI Classics book on The Beatles’ 1964 movie, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT.  

Next, he talks to actress, Leisa Gwenllian and director, Marc Evans about their upcoming Welsh language feature, EFFI O BLAENAU. In cinemas from Friday 19th June 2026.

If you missed it, you can hear the other half of May’s MK3D on last week’s Kermode On Film, when Mark talked to Bob Odenkirk about his career including BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL and his latest feature, NORMAL. Mark was also joined by NORMAL’s director and MK3D regular, Ben Wheatley.  

Take a front row seat at the 113th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!

The MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

Opening title quotes from:

• Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
• Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
• Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
• The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  

Image by Julie Edwards.

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Ben Wheatley and actor Bob Odenkirk about their feature NORMAL, which is released in UK cinemas on 15 May 2026.

This is the second half of the 113th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank May 2026. 

The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

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Opening title quotes from:

• Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
• Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
• Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
• The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Mark Jenkin and actors Callum Turner and George Mackay about newly released feature ROSE OF NEVADA.

This is the second half of the 112th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank. 

The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

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Opening title quotes from:

• Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
• Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
• Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
• The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Jade Evans

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to actress Lindsay Duncan and writer director Charlotte Regan, to talk about their new BBC series MINT.

Next, he talks to writer-director Thea Gajić about her directorial debut feature SURVIVING EARTH. 

Take a front row seat at the 112th edition of MK3D at the BFI IMAX. 

The MK3D shows happens live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us live at the BFI Southbank.

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Opening title quotes from:

• Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
• Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
• Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
• The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

These films are masterpieces. Watch them.

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards Visuals

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Mark Kermode & Jack Howard meet at their regular London pub to record a spoiler-laden episode on The Drama, starring Robert Pattinson & Zendaya: dark, funny, and deeply uncomfortable.

With thanks to Richard Gay and to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.

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But WHY didn't they like it?

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard re-watched EYES WIDE SHUT and get together in their regular Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane to talk about Kubrick's 1999 film starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise.

With thanks to Richard Gay and to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.

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Mark Kermode and Jack Howard Re-watched EYES WIDE SHUT and get together in their regular Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane to talk about Kubrick's 1999 film starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise.

With thanks to Richard Gay.

And to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

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Mark Kermode and Jack Howard get together in The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane to discuss PROJECT HAIL MARY and Ryan Gosling.

Also, Bruce Dern in SILENT RUNNING.

With thanks to Richard Gay.

And to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold

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