Mark Kermode's film reviews
Mark Kermode's film reviews, BBC Radio Five Live. Five Live's resident film critic, never one to sit on the fence or to pull his punches, Mark Kermode, joins Simon Mayo for a weekly run-down of the latest UK cinema releases, often accompanied by a special guest from the movie world. Controversial, hard-hitting and unmissable.
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Kermode: Changeling, Four Christmases, Flawless, The Silence of Lorna and What Just Happened? 28 No...
Reviews include Angelina Jolie in the new Clint Eastwood film Changeling and Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan's Four Christmases. Also reviewed Flawless, The Silence Of Lorna and What Just Happened? Plus the UK Box Office Top 10, your emails and texts and the familiar round of hellos.
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Kermode: Body of Lies; Blindness; Waltz with Bashir, 21 Nov 08
Reviews include Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in the new Ridley Scott movie "Body of Lies", Blindness and the animated feature, Waltz with Bashir. Also reviewed are Choke and Quarantine. Plus the UK Box Office Top 10, your emails and texts and the familiar round of hellos.
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Kermode: The Baader-Meinhof Complex, Max Payne and Mark Wahlberg, 14 Nov 08
Mark and Simon apply their critical faculties to Max Payne; The Baader-Meinhof Complex; and Zack And Miri Make A Porno. There's also a bonus interview with Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg after the reviews. Plus the UK Box Office Top Ten, your emails and texts, not forgetting the weekly hellos.
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Kermode: Sir Ridley Scott, 07 Nov 08
Simon Mayo asks Sir Ridley about his new film, Body of Lies.
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Kermode: Andrew Collins' film reviews, 07 Nov 08
Andrew Collins sits in for Kermode and gives his verdict on W, Easy Virtue, Pride and Glory and The Warlords.
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Kermode: Reviews plus Danny Boyle interview, 31 Oct 08
More discussion of Quantum Of Solace and High School Musical plus Mark reviews Of Time and the City and Hunger. Also: Simon and Mark interview Danny Boyle about his new film, Slumdog Millionaire.
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Kermode: Quantum of Solace, High School Musical 3, Ghost Town, 24 Oct 08
Mark and Simon review the latest Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, the third High School Musical film and Ricky Gervais' Ghost Town. Plus there's the UK Top 10 and a big hello to some old friends.
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Kermode: Burn After Reading, 17 Oct 08
Mark runs through the box office top ten before reviewing Burn After Reading, Eagle Eye, The Rocker, Young @ Heart and Igor.
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Kermode: Mirrors and The House Bunny, 10 Oct 08
Simon's been in the States all week but the show goes on and Mark is on hand to review horror flick, Mirrors. Plus, find out what Mark makes of the new Playboy movie, The House Bunny, which has a cameo from Hugh Hefner in it.
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Kermode: Simon Pegg interview, 03 Oct 08
In an extra movie podcast this week, Simon Pegg, star of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, speaks to Simon Mayo about his new film, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People.
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Kermode: Kevin Spacey interview, 03 Oct 08
Stage and screen legend Kevin Spacey joined Dr Kermode and Mr Mayo to talk about his latest film, Recount, about the US Presidential Election in 2000.
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Kermode: Brideshead Revisited, 03 Oct 08
The good doctor is joined by none other than Kevin Spacey to review the UK's top 10 movies. We also hear about the new releases this week: Brideshead Revisited and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. Plus there's a 60-second Kermodean rant on Al Pacino in 88 Minutes - which is rubbish.
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Kermode: Taken, 26 Sep 08
NOTE: This is the updated version with the correct reviews. Mark Kermode reviews Taken, The Righteous Kill, I've Loved You So Long and The Foot Fist Way and Liam Neeson gets the Kermode and Mayo treatment!
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Kermode: Tropic Thunder, 19 Sep 08
This week Mark and Simon get stuck into Ben Stiller's action spoof Tropic Thunder, Helen Hunt's directorial debut Then She Found Me, The Wave and The Chaser. Due to the Ryder Cup Golf Mark and Simon actually broadcast the show earlier in the week, on Wednesday 17th September.
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Kermode: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, 12 Sep 08
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Eden Lake and Pineapple Express all get the Kermode treatment this week plus an extra interview with Jimi Mistry, star of Rocknrolla and new movie 'Partition'.
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Kermode: RocknRolla and The Dutchess, 05 Sep 08
Mark sinks his teeth into Guy Richie's RocknRolla and admits to enjoying Keira Knightley's latest film.
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Kermode: The Wackness, Babylon AD and The Strangers, 29 Aug 08
Simon is joined by Andrew Collins, sitting in for Mark to review Ben Kingsley's turn in The Wackness, the latest Vin Diesel action flick Babylon AD, and Liv Tyler in The Strangers. Angel and Daylight Robbery also get short shrift.
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Kermode: Somers Town, 22 Aug 08
The Good Doctor and Mr Mayo team up once again, this time as part of Tony Livesey's evening programme, due to the continuing coverage of school sports day in China. On the menu today is the new Guy Ritchie - sorry, Shane Ritchie - no - Shane Meadows film, Somers Town. There's execrable fa ...
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Kermode: Hellboy 2, 15 Aug 08
The Good Doctor makes a welcome return, if a little trucated due to the Olympic Games continuing in Beijing. Still, he manages to get through the UK Top 10, and reviews the pointless Star Wars: The Clone Wars, including evidence of brilliantly absurd accents. Plus there's high praise for H ...
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Kermode: Andrew Collins reviews The Mummy, 08 Aug 08
Andrew Collins sits in for Mark Kermode and reviews The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor and The Love Guru.
Mark Kermode's film reviews
