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Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode

Born: 1963-07-02 • Barnet, England, UK

Mark James Patrick Kermode is an English film critic and musician. He is the chief film critic for The Observer, contributes to the magazine Sight & Sound, co-presents the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, and previously co-presented the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show. Kermode writes and presents a film-related video blog for the BBC, and is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Kermode is a founding member of the skiffle band the Dodge Brothers, for which he plays double bass.

Filmography
Midas Man poster
Midas Man
2024 • Skiffle band
The Amazing Mr. Blunden poster
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021 • Mr. Karras
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode poster
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020 • Self / Host
Benjamin poster
Benjamin
2019 • Himself
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets poster
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets
2018 • Himself
Friedkin Uncut poster
Friedkin Uncut
2018 • Self (uncredited)
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers poster
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell poster
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015 • Self - Broadcaster
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil poster
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
2012 • Self - Film Critic
No Image
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
2011
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The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011 • Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies poster
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004 • Self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments poster
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003 • Self
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut poster
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003 • Self - Host
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils poster
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
2002 • Self
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau poster
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
2002 • self
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman poster
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman
2002 • Self
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man poster
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
Alien Evolution poster
Alien Evolution
2001 • Self / Presenter
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature poster
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001 • Host
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror poster
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001 • Narrator (voice)
The Real Linda Lovelace poster
The Real Linda Lovelace
2001 • Narrator (voice)
No Image
Salò: Fade to Black
2001 • Self - presenter, narrator
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film poster
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000 • Self - Presenter
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' poster
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000 • Self - Presenter
Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange' poster
Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'
2000 • Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' poster
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000 • Self
The Blair Witch Phenomenon poster
The Blair Witch Phenomenon
1999 • Self - Presenter
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist poster
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 • Self - Presenter