Mark Kermode's Blog, page 40

Let Me In, or Let the Right One In?

As you probably know, there's a Hollywood remake by the Cloverfield guy of my favourite film of last year, Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In. But how does it measure up? Can it measure up? And did you ever see an American remake of a European movie that did measure up?

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Nasties: A Lesson From History

As a younger man I was among those who delighted in the era of the Video Nasty. For me and many like me it was an opportunity to expose ourselves to some of the worst and the best horror movies of the 70s and 80s, from Driller Killer to Cannibal Apocalypse. But as revealed in Jake West's captivating new documentary, the real life warping of fragile minds took place behind the scenes to make sure the Video Recordings Act of 1984 was made law.

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Your invitation to the Mayo and Kermode film review...

The Kermode and Mayo Film review show will be broadcasting live from the Phoenix Cinema on Friday, 8th October. Tickets have now sold out but you can watch the show online at BBC.co.uk/5live. There will be special guests, a live online debate with 5 live's Connect service, plus the reviews you love. Curtains open at 2pm. Enjoy the show.

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Being Jesse Birdsall

I've just seen Rhys Ifans as Howard Marks in the new movie Mr Nice, coming soon is Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg in that Facebook movie, the social network, and for years now I've noticed a number of very good actors sustaining very good careers inhabiting the identities of familiar, real people. It occurs to me that there is an opportunity here.

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Buried and Devil Instant Reviews

Sometimes the scariest movies aren't the ones with the obvious monsters in them.

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My Favourite Cinema

Do you have a personal all-time favourite cinema as steeped in memories as Proust's madeleines? I know I do and mine has just been reborn...

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Eat, Pray, Love, Review

Sometimes there's a rare kind of film that comes along with a message that speaks to the very core of your being. The brand new Julia Roberts vehicle, Eat Pray Love, based on Elisabeth Gilbert's autobiographical tome of the same name, is just such a film.

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The Death of 3D Replies

I recently predicted that contrary to contemporary hype 3D will not be the default mainstream movie experience in two years time. In fact I maintain that by then 3D will have reverted to its right and proper status as a sideshow gimmick. But with Werner Herzog producing a 3D movie, The Cave, and the reversioned 3D Titanic looming on our cultural horizon, you have kindly let me know your views on the matter.

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Do not let it be said that I never heed your requests for a review once in a while, especially not when it's of a film by Edgar Wright, the director behind of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and the TV series Spaced...

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The Year in Review Reviewed

My Top and Bottom Five of the year's movie releases provoked a healthy torrent of suggestions from your own personal catalogues of the year's joys and horrors...

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