Kermode on Film

Mark and Jack discuss Disclosure Day, the new Spielberg film that raises some big questions. Not least: who's right?Other films and people mentioned in this episode:Disclosure DayJawsJurassic ParkJurassic WorldIndiana JonesX-FilesStar WarsRoswellClose Encounters of the Third KindJosh O'ConnorArrivalThe Butterfly EffectDonnie DarkoKurt VonnegutMission ImpossibleBeggars of LifeWallace BeeryJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheySilent RunningDoug TrumbullWith thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talk about indie horror movies BACKROOMS and OBSESSION taking the box office by storm.Other films mentioned in this episode:TogetherKeeperHellraiserNightbreedCitizen KaneEvil DeadBooksmartSuperbadThe DramaVideodromeThe ExorcistHereditaryWeaponsStar Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWith thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency

Part 2 of Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talking about Christopher Nolan's films at The Sun Pub on Drury Lane.Films and books mentioned in this episode:TenetThe PrestigeInterstellarThe OdysseyInceptionOppenheimerInsomniaBatman TrilogyRay Harryhausen's Sinbad MoviesThe DevilsMetropolisTrainspottingThe Passion of ChristThe Death of StalinTroyMinionsBooks:A Hard Day's Night by Samira AhmedMark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music by Mark Kermode and Jenny NelsonKermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency

In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, writer and award-winning radio presenter, Samira Ahmed about her newly published BFI Classics book on The Beatles’ 1964 movie, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT.   Next, he talks to actress, Leisa Gwenllian and director, Marc Evans about their upcoming Welsh language feature, EFFI O BLAENAU. In cinemas from Friday 19th June 2026. If you missed it, you can hear the other half of May’s MK3D on last week’s Kermode On Film, when Mark talked to Bob Odenkirk about his career including BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL and his latest feature, NORMAL. Mark was also joined by NORMAL’s director and MK3D regular, Ben Wheatley.   Take a front row seat at the 113th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!The MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.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) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Ben Wheatley and actor Bob Odenkirk about their feature NORMAL, which is released in UK cinemas on 15 May 2026.This is the second half of the 113th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank May 2026. The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.---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)This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.Image by Julie EdwardsKermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Mark Jenkin and actors Callum Turner and George Mackay about newly released feature ROSE OF NEVADA.This is the second half of the 112th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank. The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.---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)This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and edited by Alex Jones.Image by Jade EvansKermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency

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

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 productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold© HLA Agency