Blog posts by year and monthJanuary 2012
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Is Viggo De Niro?
Viggo Mortensen is coming on the Kermode and Mayo's Films Review show this week to talk about his new film A Dangerous Method. A while back I said that he was the natural successor to Robert De Niro - do you agree with me? Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A...
Great Acting in Bad Films
I asked for your nominations for the best acting in the worst film you've seen. Here I pick out some of the most startling choices and, prompted by some of you, pose a new question... Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Great Performance Shame About the Film Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Call Of The Wild
The Grey is out this week, a film about a group of men being hunted by wolves after a plane crash strands them in the wilderness. It's being billed as 'Jaws with claws' and set me thinking about all the other creatures that have preyed on us humans in the movies. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Tracks of Your Tears Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
The Tracks of Your Tears
When I asked you to tell me about the films that make you cry and why I never expected such a huge response. Here I pick out some of the most eye-watering examples... Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Review: W.E. The Worst Ten Films of 2011 Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pic...
Great Performance, Shame About The Film
Andrea Riseborough gives a fantastic performance in Madonna's 'W.E' - unfortunately the film is one of the worst I've ever seen. This got me wondering about other examples of great acting in terrible movies. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Review: The Iron Lady The Worst Ten Fil...
Drive In?
A few weeks back I left Drive out of my best films of last year because I couldn't decide which movie to take out of the list to make way for it. You have told me in no uncertain terms and here I reveal the result... Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Kermode's list he couldn't s...
Review: The Iron Lady
Here is my review of The Iron Lady from last Friday's Kermode and Mayo's Film Review show. Meryl Streep's performance has received much praise, but is the film any good? Also, if you've seen the film, let me know what you made of it. Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick f...
The Crying Game
There's an interview with Steven Spielberg on the Kermode and Mayo's Film Review show this Friday. He's talking about his new film War Horse and among the subjects we cover is the emotional business of crying in the cinema. What I want to know is what films have made you cry - not just the obvious tearjerkers mind you - and why? Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Looking Forward Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Eleven from Eleven
At the end of 2011 I posted my ten worst movies of the year. Since then a lot of people have been asking me for my list of the best. I already revealed them on the 5 Live show but here they are again plus a difficult question - since I was forced to leave out Drive, one of my favourite movies of the year, which of my choices would you lose to make way for it? Related Posts on Kermode Uncut The Worst ten films of 2011 Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick of Mark's A-Z Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Projection Party
I've frequently drawn attention to the dwindling number of projectionists in our cinemas and the awful danger of them disappearing altogether. I recently went along to their annual gathering to present an award and meet some of the last members of this esteemed profession... R...
