Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences The Guardian - UK · Jul 1
45 Years Later, An Infamously Controversial Horror Film Is Getting A Long-Overdue Upgrade For decades, the uncut version of Ken Russell’s The Devils has been nearly impossible to see. Now, the studio that once censored it is bringing it back to theaters. Inverse · May 7
5 new podcasts to listen to this week These are our top podcast picks. The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025
Scottish Braveheart star Brian Cox says Oscar winning film is ‘tosh’ that ‘doesn’t make any sense’ Actor said entirety of Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning epic is a ‘f***ing lie’ The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Is Possession about a harrowing divorce or a woman with an octopus kink? Why not both? Sam Neill barely made it out alive. Isabelle Adjani was left ‘bruised, inside out’. It might be puzzling, it might be brilliant, and it will never leave you The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2025
Moviedrome: the cult BBC film strand that changed how we watched movies FLASHBACKS: Made to feel like recommendations shared with you by a mate down the pub, ‘Moviedrome’ – which broadcast cinema’s wildest, strangest films – left late-night BBC Two audiences spellbound on Sunday nights from 1988 to 2000. As it inspires a season of screenings at London’s BFI, Alex Deller reminisces… The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
A new trailer for "the Citizen Kane of British pop movies" has been released A fully restored version of Slade's classic 1975 musical film Slade In Flame is coming to cinemas next month Louder · Apr 2, 2025
Keir Starmer’s A-list new look: ‘tech bro’ t-shirts, €195 Ferragamo ties and a Mark Kermode quiff The Prime Minister’s new clothes? They’re not all bad, insiders tell Joe Bromley Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025
Mark Kermode targets Martin Scorsese’s ‘not cinema’ Marvel criticism Critic renowned for his movie takedowns backs studio slammed by Scorsese for churning out ‘theme park’ superhero films The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Mark Kermode fans left delighted by critic’s angry evisceration of ‘staggeringly dull’ new Exorcist film ‘It truly delivered and was everything I could have hoped for,’ one listener said of critic’s latest takedown The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Mark Kermode fans left delighted by critic’s angry evisceration of ‘staggeringly dull’ new Exorcist film ‘It truly delivered and was everything I could have hoped for,’ one listener said of critic’s latest takedown The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Mark Kermode fans left delighted by critic’s angry evisceration of ‘trash’ The Exorcist: Believer Kermode’s rant has been called his funniest in 10 years The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
‘It was like Blade Runner meets Berlin rave’: the Manchester sink estate with the UK’s wildest nightclub Hulme Crescents was Europe’s biggest housing estate, and soon deemed its worst. But a vibrant squatter community moved in – along with Mick Hucknall – to make a countercultural mecca The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023
Five Great Reads: a dolphin sex scandal, a critic’s top film picks and looking back on Peep Show Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2023 Morning Mail: nuclear power’s price tag revealed, wine glut worries, Wallabies’ historic World Cup loss Opposition leader’s proposal could cost as much as $387bn, according to the energy department
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023 Mark Kermode: Observer chief film critic leaves role after 10-year stint Wendy Ide, a regular contributor to the newspaper since 2017, says she is ‘beyond honoured’ to take over the role
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 My friend Billy: Mark Kermode remembers The Exorcist director William Friedkin The Observer film critic on his hero, who died last week aged 87, a man dedicated to telling stories his way and who had a wicked sense of humour
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023 Could a chatbot write my restaurant reviews? Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT is becoming more sophisticated and polished than ever. In seconds, it will knock out essays, lyrics, poems, almost anything… But could it beat Jay Rayner at his own game?
The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2022 ‘I like films that take you into the woods – then leave you there’ – the beguiling folk-horror of Mark Jenkin The Bafta-winning writer, director and composer – who can count Quentin Tarantino and Warren Ellis among his fans – discusses exploring the dark side of Cornwall in his latest film, Enys Men
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022 Monsters of doc: Mark Kermode’s top 20 music documentaries For our festival-averse film critic, movies about concerts and musicians are essential viewing – and he believes we are living through a golden age for the form
Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022 Upset Simon Mayo predicts more names will go in BBC bloodbath after O'Grady exit Simon Mayo has expressed his upset over how his departure from the BBC and he predicts that the corporation will forcing more of its stars out
Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022 Blackbird: Michael Flatley’s ‘mind-bendingly terrible’ film already a cult success in London Blackbird has been a surprise success and is already on the way to being a cult favourite - because it’s so bad
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022 Blackbird: Mark Kermode fans in hysterics as critic rants about ‘one of the worst films I’ve ever seen’ Critic’s review is being highlighted as one of his funniest ever
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022 Mark Kermode fans celebrate as critic hilariously reviews ‘one of the worst films I have ever seen’ Kermode’s rant is being highlighted as one of his funniest ever