This episode is the very first edition of MK3D recorded in Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Mark Kermode talks to three iconic Scottish actors: Brian Cox, whose directorial debut Glenrothan opens later this year. Kate Dickie, who is currently on Netflix in Department Q, and Michelle Gomez, BAFTA-nominated for her role as Missy in Doctor Who.

Sit back and enjoy this MK3D show recorded live at McEwan Hall in Edinburgh.

With thanks to Charlotte Matheson at HLA and Lilidh Kendrick and Jenny Niven and the whole, brilliant team at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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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 essential viewing.

Watch them. Love them. Share them.

They are masterpieces.

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In this week's episode Mark talks to director Ben Wheatley. In this archival edition recorded at the BFI Southbank back in May 2023, Ben had freshly completed The Meg 2: The Trench, starring the inimitable Jason Statham. Mark and Ben dive into making of The Meg, and into the monster-movie inspirations that informed it, which include the 1961 classic Mothra, and Godzilla. And the incredible work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. 

Films mentioned in this episode:

The Meg

The Meg 2 - The Trench

Zardoz

A Field in England

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 

Mothra, (Mosura)

Godzillah

People mentioned in this episode:

Jason Statham

Jon Turteltaub

Ishiro Honda

Edgar Rice-Borroughs

Ray Harryhausen

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 essential viewing.

Watch them. Love them. Share them.

They are masterpieces.

MK3D is a production of HLA Agency

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by three fantastic guests for a lively film conversation, recorded at the BFI Southbank on Monday 10th April 2023.

This is Part 1 of Show 79, in which Mark welcomes director Andrew Legge to discuss his innovative debut feature LOLA, a genre-defying Irish-British sci-fi set during World War II. Andrew talks about the creative challenges and joys of shooting the film in a “found footage” style, and about the journey of bringing such a unique vision to the screen.

Next up is director Pravesh Kumar, who speaks about his heartfelt debut feature Little English, a comedy-drama set in suburban Slough about family, tradition, and finding your voice.

Mark then welcomes actor, writer and improvisational legend Josie Lawrence, who talks about her performance in A Clever Woman, a bold and intimate film created through improvisation.

Films and Productions Mentioned in This Episode:

• LOLA (Andrew Legge)
• Little English (Pravesh Kumar)
• A Clever Woman (Jon Sanders)
• Pakeezah (Kamal Amrohi, 1972)
• Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
• Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Nagisa Ôshima, 1983)

Guests in This Episode:

• Andrew Legge
• Pravesh Kumar
• Josie Lawrence

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 essential viewing.

Watch them. Love them. Share them.

They are masterpieces.

MK3D is a production of HLA Agency

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by longtime collaborator and filmmaker Jack Howard for a live conversation recorded at Latitude Festival 2025.

Mark and Jack return to the Latitude stage to explore the current state of cinema, offering their perspectives on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. With plenty of humour, insight, and disagreement along the way, the pair debate the highs and lows of modern filmmaking, reflect on recent releases and, with the audience, hazard a guess at who will be the next Bond.

• 28 Years Later
• A Complete Unknown
• A Minecraft Movie
• A Real Pain
• Arrival
• Avatar
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Avengers: Endgame
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Babygirl
• Blade Runner 2049
• Casino Royale
• Clown in a Cornfield
• Companion
• Dangerous Animals
• Dune
• Flow
• Friendship
• Godzilla
• Happy Gilmore (1 & 2)
• Hard Truths
• Harvest
• Hallow Road
• Heaven’s Gate
• Hot Milk
• How to Train Your Dragon (2010 & 2025)
• I Think You Should Leave
• I’m Still Here
• Jurassic World: Rebirth
• Last Swim
• Lilo & Stitch (2002 & 2025)
• Lollipop
• Longlegs
• M3GAN 2.0
• Memoir of a Snail
• Megalopolis
• Mickey 17
• Monsters
• Ne Zha 2
• Never Say Never Again
• Nickel Boys
• No Time to Die
• Nosferatu
• On Falling
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• One Battle After Another
• Protein
• Restless
• Santosh
• The Second Time Around
• Sinners
• Sister Midnight
• Superboys of Malegaon
• Superman
• The Brown Bunny
• The Brutalist
• The Cable Guy
• The Creator
• The End
• The Fall Guy
• The Last Showgirl
• The Lion King (1994 & 2019)
• The Marching Band
• The Monkey
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Return
• The Seed of a Sacred Fig
• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Shrouds
• The Stimming Pool
• The Surfer
• Titanic
• Tornado
• Warfare
• Wicked
• When the Light Breaks

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark welcomes two legendary guests for a lively film conversation, recorded at the BFI Southbank on Monday 14th July 2025.

This is Part 2 of that show, in which Mark is joined by Allison Anders, the director of Gas Food Lodging and Grace of My Heart, to talk about her work. She talks about her experiences of working on Paris, Texas, and about her bucket list project, Paul Is Dead.

Mark is also joined by best beloved writer, actor, and broadcaster Stephen Fry, who reflects on his enduring relationship with cinema, storytelling, and satire.

In the first half of the 14 July MK3D show, uploaded last week, Mark was joined by Barbara Broccoli and John Carney to discuss the stage to screen production of Sing Street, and by actor and writer Arinzé Kene to talk about Harvest.

Films and Productions Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love and Mercy
• Grace of My Heart
• Gas, Food, Lodging
• Paul Is Dead
• Paris, Texas
• The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan
• The Return, Uberto Pasolini, Ralph Fiennes
• Oh Brother Where Art Thou
• The Hobbit
• There and Back Again
• Gaslight, Thorold Dickinson, Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
• Fury, Fritz Lang, Spencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney
• Dambusters, Peter Jackson

Guests in This Episode:

• Allison Anders
• Stephen Fry

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 essential viewing.

Watch them. Love them. Share them.

They are masterpieces.

MK3D is a production of HLA Agency

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark welcomes a trio of outstanding guests for a lively evening of film and conversation, recorded at the BFI Southbank on Monday 14th July 2025.

Barbara Broccoli and John Carney join Mark to talk about Sing Street, the joyous, music-filled coming-of-age story originally brought to life on screen by Carney, now reimagined for the stage. As producers of the new production opening at the Lyric Hammersmith on 18 July, they discuss the creative journey from film to musical theatre and the power of music to transcend time and appeal to a wide range of audiences.

Also on the show is actor and playwright Arinzé Kene, who stars in Harvest, an adaptation of Jim Crace’s acclaimed novel, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. With its UK cinema release set for Friday 18 July, Arinzé shares his thoughts on the film’s exploration of rural upheaval, tradition, and transformation.

This is the first half of the 14 July MK3D show. In Part 2, Mark is joined by Allison Anders, the director of Gas Food Lodging and Grace of My Heart, and beloved writer, actor, and broadcaster Stephen Fry, who reflects on his enduring relationship with cinema, storytelling, and satire.

Films and Productions Mentioned in This Episode:

• Sing Street (Lyric Hammersmith, opens 18 July)
• Harvest (in cinemas 18 July)
• Once
• Begin Again
• Buena Vista Social Club
• James Bond
• Crooklyn

Guests in This Episode:

• Barbara Broccoli
• John Carney
• Arinzé Kene

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 essential viewing.

Watch them. Love them. Share them.

They are masterpieces.

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This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones

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In this episode, Mark Kermode and Jack Howard are back to rank the eight Mission: Impossible films in order of preference, and talk about everything from Tom's tumbles to theme tunes.

Films and people mentioned in the two episodes are:

Mission: Impossible (1996) 

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) 

Mission: Impossible III (2006) 

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) 

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) 

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) 

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) 

Limp Bizkit

Lalo Schiffrin

Mike Oldfield

Nick Hornby

John Wu

Secrets of Cinema

Kim Newman

Nick Jones

Wallace & Gromit

Oceans 11

Brian de Palma

JJ Abrams

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Tom Cruise – action movie Jesus

Eddie Hamilton

Simon Pegg

Doctor Who

Michael Bay

Ben Bailey Smith

Chris McQuarry

Brad Bird

The Incredibles 

Indiana Jones 

Dark Knight Rises

Michael Giacchino

Paddington

Jurassic Park – Lost World

Joe Kramer

Lorne Balfe

Han Zimmer

Sean Harris

Turandot 

Nessun Dorma

Simon Mayo

Alex Baldwin

Stanley Kubrick

Punch Drunk Love

Henry Cavill

Stone Cold

Brian Bosworth 

Terminator 2

No Time to Die

Ethan Hawke

Julie Delpy 

Top Gun Maverick

Vanessa Kirby

Rebecca Ferguson

Hayley Atwell

James Bond

Face-Off

John Travolta

Nic Cage

Lea Seydoux

Paula Patton 

Ana de Armas

Star Wars

John Boyega

Jon Voight

Vanessa Redgrave

Michelle Monaghan

True Detective

Dune

Buster Keaton

Thandiwe Newton

Sean Connery 

Jason Bourne

Danny Boyle

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In this episode, Mark Kermode and Jack Howard rank the eight Mission: Impossible films in order of preference, and talk about everything from Tom's tumbles to theme tunes. Part two of their conversation is uploaded next week.

Films and people mentioned in the two episodes are:

Mission: Impossible (1996) 

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) 

Mission: Impossible III (2006) 

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) 

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) 

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) 

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) 

Limp Bizkit

Lalo Schiffrin

Mike Oldfield

Nick Hornby

John Wu

Secrets of Cinema

Kim Newman

Nick Jones

Wallace & Gromit

Oceans 11

Brian de Palma

JJ Abrams

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Tom Cruise – action movie Jesus

Eddie Hamilton

Simon Pegg

Doctor Who

Michael Bay

Ben Bailey Smith

Chris McQuarry

Brad Bird

The Incredibles 

Indiana Jones 

Dark Knight Rises

Michael Giacchino

Paddington

Jurassic Park – Lost World

Joe Kramer

Lorne Balfe

Han Zimmer

Sean Harris

Turandot 

Nessun Dorma

Simon Mayo

Alex Baldwin

Stanley Kubrick

Punch Drunk Love

Henry Cavill

Stone Cold

Brian Bosworth 

Terminator 2

No Time to Die

Ethan Hawke

Julie Delpy 

Top Gun Maverick

Vanessa Kirby

Rebecca Ferguson

Hayley Atwell

James Bond

Face-Off

John Travolta

Nic Cage

Lea Seydoux

Paula Patton 

Ana de Armas

Star Wars

John Boyega

Jon Voight

Vanessa Redgrave

Michelle Monaghan

True Detective

Dune

Buster Keaton

Thandiwe Newton

Sean Connery 

Jason Bourne

Danny Boyle

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production

This episode was edited by Jack Howard

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In this edition of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to legendary actor Brian Cox about his career, from Manhunter and the controversial L.I.E., all the way through to the final season of Succession.

This is part two of the Mark Kermode Live in 3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank in April 2023.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Succession

Manhunter

The Silence of the Lambs

L.I.E.

Woman of the Year

Bringing Up Baby

People mentioned in this episode:

Jesse Armstrong

Katherine Hepburn

Spencer Tracy

Cary Grant

Howard Hawks

Anthony Hopkins

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

• Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.
• Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.
• Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.
• The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Mark Kermode Live in 3D and Kermode on Film are HLA Agency productions

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones

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Mark is joined by actor Simon Pegg, who talks about his role in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and reflects on his career from Spaced and the Cornetto Trilogy all the way to Hollywood.

This episode of Kermode On Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 9 June 2025, and was the second half of that date's Mark Kermode Live in 3D show.

Thanks for listening!

Films and shows mentioned in this episode:

• Mission: Impossible
• Spaced
• Hot Fuzz
• Shaun of the Dead
• The World's end
• Meantime
• Syd & Nancy
• City of the Living Dead
• Dawn of the Dead
• Star Trek
• Spaced
• Star Wars
• Guest House Paradiso
• The Young Ones
• Doctor Who

People mentioned in this episode:

• Eddie Hamilton
• Tom Cruise
• Mike Leigh
• Gary Oldman
• Nick Frost
• Lucio Fulci
• Edgar Wright
• Rich Fulcher
• Jessica Hynes
• Leonard Nimoy
• Peter Mayhew
• Joonas Viljami Suotamo
• Rick Mayall
• Ade Edmondson

The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film features quotes from:

• Mary Poppins – Julie Andrews
• Nope – Keke Palmer
• Withnail & I – Richard E. Grant
• The Exorcist – Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out and watch them—again and again. They are masterpieces.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards

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