Kermode on Film

Mark Kermode

A weekly movie podcast with film critic Mark Kermode

  • 48 minutes 25 seconds
    Lindsay Duncan & Charlotte Regan on MINT, and Thea Gajić on SURVIVING EARTH

    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

    Kermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.


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    28 April 2026, 7:02 pm
  • 34 minutes 4 seconds
    This shouldn't be funny... but it is


    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.


    Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

    Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold

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    21 April 2026, 9:41 am
  • 26 minutes 1 second
    Part 2 - Eyes Wide Shut Rewatch

    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.


    Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

    Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold

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    14 April 2026, 5:06 am
  • 27 minutes 15 seconds
    More Like Eyes Wide Sh*t

    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

    Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold


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    7 April 2026, 4:03 am
  • 33 minutes 42 seconds
    Is Project Hail Mary THAT good? (spoilers: yes)

    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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    31 March 2026, 8:49 am
  • 41 minutes 35 seconds
    Twiggy on Ken Russell, and Kötting's Hallucinated Worlds: What Shapes an Icon?

    The legendary icon herself, Dame Twiggy Lawson, joins Mark Kermode to talk about TWIGGY, Sadie Frost’s documentary about her life as a model, singer, actress and fashion icon. They also talk about working with Ken Russell on THE BOY FRIEND and THE DEVILS – and meeting her idol Fred Astaire.


    Mark is also joined by film director and visual artist Andrew Kötting to talk about his exhibition EVERYWORLD, created together with his daughter Eden. Kötting described the exhibition as a hallucinatory experience, drawing on the ghosts from his previous film projects. The exhibition is on now at Undershed gallery on the ground floor of the Watershed in Bristol, and will be at Swedenborg House in London from late April till the middle of June 2026.


    The Mark Kermode Live in 3D shows happen live every month at the BFI. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us 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


    Kermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.


    © HLA Agency

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 March 2026, 7:27 am
  • 32 minutes 39 seconds
    Convincing Mark Kermode Pirates of the Caribbean is Good

    It was the Oscars.

    But Mark and Jack didn't want to talk about the Oscars.

    Instead, Jack convinces Mark that The Pirates of the Caribbean is actually Good.



    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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    17 March 2026, 7:41 am
  • 44 minutes 8 seconds
    Edgar Wright on The Running Man and Amma Asante on upcoming Billion Dollar Spy with Russell Crowe

    In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to Edgar Wright about The Running Man as it releases on DVD and Blu-Ray – and about the films that influenced him. Next, and he talk to Amma Asante about her recent series Smilla’s Sense of Show, and about the upcoming Billion Dollar Spy featuring Russell Crowe.


    Take a front row seat at the 111th edition of MK3D at the BFI IMAX. Enjoy!


    The MK3D shows happens live every month at the BFI, 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

    Kermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.


    © HLA Agency

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 March 2026, 2:10 pm
  • 40 minutes 10 seconds
    IS PLURIBUS THE BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR? with Mark Kermode & Jack Howard

    Mark Kermode and Jack Howard get together in their regular to discuss whether Vince Gilligan's series PLURIBUS is the best series of the year, and also talk about his previous series, BREAKING BAD and BETTER CALL SAUL.



    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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    3 March 2026, 8:11 am
  • 40 minutes 29 seconds
    Are All Awards Nonsense?

    Mark Kermode and Jack Howard get together in their regular pub and discuss last Monday's BAFTAs and the upcoming Oscars, and a whole lot more.



    With thanks to Ciaran O'Brien and to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.


    Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

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    24 February 2026, 7:36 am
  • 51 minutes 29 seconds
    Jack O'Connell on 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE & SINNERS plus Ben Wheatley on BULK

    Welcome back to Kermode on Film. In this episode Mark talks to Jack O’Connell, who joined him on stage at the BFI Southbank to talk about his role in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, about Sinners, and about the film that inspired his performances.


    And Mark talks to Ben Wheatley about his strange new film Bulk.


    Take a front row seat at the 110th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!


    The MK3D shows happens live every month at the BFI Southbank, 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. Love them. Share them.


    This episode was edited by Alex Jones.

    Image by Julie Edwards Visuals

    Kermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.


    © HLA Agency

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 February 2026, 7:00 am
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