Kermode on Film

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• Johnny Flynn on THE IDIOT(S), and LFF top picks with Kristy Matheson

  October 6, 2026 · 33 min

  Mark talks to actor and musician Johnny Flynn about his new film THE IDIOT(S). They discuss his collaboration with directing duo Małgorzata Szumowska & Michał Englert, working with co-star Aimee Lou Wood, and an inspirational scene from a…

• Simon Callow on THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and Molly Manners, Marni Duggan & Galaxie Clear on EXTRA GEOGRAPHY

  September 29, 2026 · 41 min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to director Molly Manners and actors Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear about their debut feature, the coming-of-age comedy EXTRA GEOGRAPHY. Next, Mark talks to acclaimed actor, director and…

• Nick Mohammed on WAR, and David Kittredge on BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL

  September 22, 2026 · 45 min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to comedian and actor Nick Mohammed about his career from Ted Lasso to Mr Swallow, his role in the West End play THE TRAITORS and his upcoming TV series WAR.  Next, he welcomes David Kittredge…

• Mark on GIMME SHELTER and THE ODYSSEY with Susan Steinberg, Samantha Morton and Lucy Darwin

  September 15, 2026 · 29 min

  In the last of four episodes from the Provence Arts Festival du Film, Mark sits down with editor Susan Steinberg to talk about Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter. Next, he talks to Samantha Morton about her festival highlights, her…

• Kermode & Howard Swing Through Spider-Man

  September 8, 2026 · 42 min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Sun Pub on Drury Lane Other films and TV mentioned in this episode: Gone with the Wind (1939) Citizen Kane (1941) Planet of the Apes film series (1968 - 2024) Star Trek…

• Jazz, Apartheid and the Brubeck Legacy in PLAYING THE CHANGES: TRACKING DARIUS BRUBECK

  September 1, 2026 · 20 min

  This episode sees Mark in conversation with jazz musician Darius Brubeck and documentary filmmaker Michiel ten Kleij to discuss their documentary Playing the Changes: Tracking Darius Brubeck, which traces how jazz became a quiet force for…

• Mark on ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO with Kevin Macdonald & David Katznelson

  August 25, 2026 · 25 min

  Mark Kermode talks to director Kevin Macdonald and cinematographer David Katznelson after an outdoor screening of ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, the intimate documentary portrait of the couple's 18 months in 1970s Greenwich Village. They discuss…

• Mark on Marianne Faithfull film BROKEN ENGLISH with Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth at the Provence Arts Festival du Film

  August 18, 2026 · 24 min

  This month, Mark once again was an integral part of the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop Luberon village of Ménerbes, founded by Lucy Darwin, which this…