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.

KNOWN FOR

Absolutely Fabulous
2012
The Culture Show
2007
Extras
2006
Newsnight Review
2006
Midas Man
2024
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
2018
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
The Culture Show Uncut
2008
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
Friedkin Uncut
2018

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
40
Writing
12
Producing
1
Crew
1
2024
Midas Man
as Skiffle band
2021
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Mr. Karras
2020
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
as Self / Host
2020
BBC News Review
as Self - Reporter
2020
Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service
2019
Benjamin
as Himself
2018
Friedkin Uncut
as Self (uncredited)
2018
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets
as Himself
2018
The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
2018
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
as Himself - Presenter
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Self - Broadcaster
2015
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2013
The Film Review
as Self - Presenter
2012
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
as Self - Film Critic
2012
Absolutely Fabulous
as Self
2011
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
2011
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
as Self
2008
The Culture Show Uncut
2007
The Culture Show
as Self
2006
Extras
as Mark Kermode
2006
Newsnight Review
2005
The Culture Show
as Self - Presenter
2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self - Host
2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
2002
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
as Self
2002
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
as self
2002
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman
as Self
2001
The Real Linda Lovelace
as Narrator (voice)
2001
Salò: Fade to Black
as Self - presenter, narrator
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Narrator (voice)
2001
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
as Host
2001
Alien Evolution
as Self / Presenter
2001
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2000
Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self
2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
as Self - Presenter
2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
as Self
2000
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self - Presenter
1999
The Blair Witch Phenomenon
as Self - Presenter
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Presenter