Kermode and Mayo's Film Review
Crime
88 Minutes
Thriller starring Al Pacino as a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI.
Date reviewed: 3rd October 2008
A Lonely Place To Die
Melissa George stars in the survival thriller about a group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands.
Date reviewed: 9th September 2011
The American
Mark reviews Control director Anton Corbijn's crime drama, starring George Clooney.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
Anything For Her
Mark Kermode reviews a French thriller about a couple whose ordinary life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murder.
Date reviewed: 5th June 2009
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Mark Kermode casts his critical eye over the 2008 German film based on the book of the same name.
Date reviewed: 14th November 2008
Bad Lieutenant
Werner Herzog's unofficial remake of Abel Ferrara's dark classic sees Nic Cage in fine form as the chaotic Bad Lieutenant.
Date reviewed: 21st May 2010
Brighton Rock
Sam Riley and Helen Mirren star in the crime thriller based on Graham Greene's book.
Date reviewed: 4th February 2011
Burn After Reading
Comedy from the Coen Brothers and featuring an all star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton.
Date reviewed: 17th October 2008
Carancho
Mark Kermode reviews Carancho, a crime drama set in Argentina, focusing on the illegal practices of lawyers who scam victims of traffic accidents.
Date reviewed: 2 March 2012
Colombiana
Zoe Saldana stars as an assassin in the action drama from the pen of Luc Besson.
Date reviewed: 9th September 2011
Cop Out
Dr K reviews Cop Out directed by Kevin Smith - a film considered so bad that some critics considered giving it no stars.
Date reviewed: 21st May 2010
Contraband
Mark Kermode reviews new action thriller Contraband. Mark Wahlberg stars as an ex-criminal forced to return to smuggling.
Date reviewed: 16th March 2012
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's second film in the Batman franchise, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger.
Date reviewed: 25th July 2008
The Dark Knight Rises
Mark Kermode reviews The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman star in the most anticipated film of 2012.
Date reviewed: 20th July 2012
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
Mark takes a look at the adaptation of Steig Larsson's final book in his blockbusting Millennium Trilogy.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
What does Mark Kermode make of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? This Swedish film brings to life the novels written by Stieg Larsson.
Date reviewed: 12th March 2010
The Green Hornet
Mark is "bored, bored, bored" by Seth Rogen's superhero movie.
Date reviewed: 14th January 2011
Harry Brown
Michael Caine plays the titular Harry Brown, a pensioner who turns vigilante following the death of his friend.
Date reviewed: 13th November 2009
Horrible Bosses
Comedy about three friends conspiring to murder their bosses, starring Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey.
Date reviewed: 22nd July 2011
I Saw The Devil
Grisly horror film from South Korean director Jee-woon Kim.
Date reviewed: 29th April 2011
Inside Job
Documentary investigating why the global credit crunch has bitten so hard.
Date reviewed: 18th February 2011
The International
Thriller directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Clive Owen, and Naomi Watts.
Date reviewed: 27th February 2009
JCVD
Jean Claude Van Damme plays himself in the arthouse film, takin a post-modern look at his screen persona.
Date reviewed: 30th January 2009
Just Another Love Story
Danish neo-noir thriller by Nightwatch director Ole Bornedal.
Date reviewed: 24th July 2009
Kick-Ass
Mark Kermode reviews this story depicting a high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Date reviewed: 2nd April 2010
Killer Joe
Mark Kermode reviews Killer Joe. A family put a hit out on their estranged mother in order to collect her life insurance in this new thriller from director William Friedkin.
Date reviewed: 29th June 2012
Killing Them Softly
Mark Kermode reviews Killing Them Softly. Brad Pitt stars as a hired assassin in this violent crime drama.
Date reviewed: 21st September 2012
Lakeview Terrace
Mark Kermode reviews Samuel L Jackson in the thriller Lakeview Terrace, directed by Neil LaBute.
Date reviewed: 5th December 2008
The Last House On The Left
The remake of the controversial classic comes under the scrutiny of our resident horror fanatic, Dr Mark Kermode.
Date reviewed: 12th June 2009
London Boulevard
Mark reviews Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone's London gangster film.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
Max Payne
Mark Kermode reviews Mark Wahlberg's performance in the film based on the computer game Max Payne.
Date reviewed: 14th November 2008
The Mechanic
Mark's entertained by the shoot em' up antics of cockney hardman Jason Statham.
Date reviewed: 28th January 2011
Micmacs
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's crime caper about one man trying to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.
Date reviewed: 26th February 2010
The Next Three Days
Mark reviews the crime thriller starring Russell Crowe and directed by Paul Haggis.
Date reviewed: 7th January 2011
Ninja Assassin
Martial arts film from the director of V For Vendetta.
Date reviewed: 22nd January 2010
Observe and Report
Mark Kermode finds little to laugh at in Jody Hills lame comedy flick, Observe And Report.
Date reviewed: 24th April 2009
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Mark Kermode reviews Once upon a Time in Anatolia, a Turkish drama following the hunt for a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Date reviewed: 16th March 2012
Pineapple Express
Mark Kermode gives his opinion on the latest film from the Judd Apatow stable, featuring James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Date reviewed: 12th September 2008
A Prophet
Mark Kermode reviews Jacques Audiard's A Prophet starring Tahar Rahim, one of the nominees for the 2010 Bafta Rising Star award.
Date reviewed: 22nd January 2010
Public Enemies
Mark Kermode finds a familiar if predictable pattern with Michael Mann's Public Enemies.
Date reviewed: 3rd July 2009
Pusher
Mark Kermode reviews Pusher, starring Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb and Agyness Deyn. Recorded in Sheffield as part of 5 live's Octoberfest.
Date reviewed: 12th October 2012
Quantum Of Solace
Daniel Craig's second film as 007 in the 22nd Bond feature, which follows on from 2006's Casino Royale.
Date reviewed: 24th October 2008
The Righteous Kill
Mark Kermode reviews The Righteous Kill, in which Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are on screen for the first time since 1995's Heat.
Date reviewed: 26th September 2008
RocknRolla
Mark Kermode reviews Guy Ritchie's 2008 film which features Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton and Idris Elba.
Date reviewed: 5th September 2008
Safe
Mark Kermode reviews Safe, the latest all-action thriller starring Jason Statham.
Date reviewed: 4th May 2012
Savages
Mark Kermode reviews Savages. A pair of Californian cannabis growers fight a Mexican drug cartel in Oliver Stone's latest ultra-violent thriller.
Date reviewed: 21st September 2012
Sherlock Holmes
Guy Ritchie's take on the Victorian detective, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.
Date reviewed: 18th December 2009
Skyfall
Mark Kermode reviews Skyfall. Daniel Craig is back as James Bond in this latest installment. Also starring Judi Dench, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem.
Date reviewed: 26th October 2012
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film about a Mumbai boy growing up in the slums, starring Dev Patel.
Date reviewed: 9th January 2009
State of Play
Big-screen adaptation of the British television series, starring Russell Crowe.
Date reviewed: 24th April 2009
Switch
Mark Kermode reviews Switch, a new thriller starring Eric Cantona and Karine Vanasse.
Date reviewed: 29th March 2012
The Sweeney
Mark Kermode reviews The Sweeney, based on the classic '70s TV show set in the London Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad department, who specialise in cracking down on violent crime.
Date reviewed: 14th September 2012
Taken
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo have some fun reviewing Liam Neeson's thriller Taken.
Date reviewed: 26th September 2008
Taken 2
Mark Kermode reviews Taken 2. Liam Neeson stars as an ex-CIA agent whose family are kidnapped whilst on holiday in Istanbul.
Date reviewed: 5th October 2012
The Transporter 3
It's Jason Statham time as Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the third film in the Transporter series directed by Olivier Megaton.
Date reviewed: 5th December 2008
The White Ribbon
Michael Haneke's disturbing and moving Palme D'Or winner, set in Germany in 1913.
Date reviewed: 13th November 2009
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