In this episode of Kermode On Film Mark talks to actor Domhnall Gleeson and director Michael Pearce, whose gripping psychological drama Echo Valley stars Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, and he talks to actor Posy Sterling, who takes on her first leading role as Molly in Lollipop, a bittersweet story about a mother faced with the injustices of the care system in Britain.

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

Come back for Part 2, where 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.

Thanks for listening!

Films mentioned in this episode:

• Echo Valley
• Sicario
• Lollipop
• Seven Samurai
• Punch Drunk Love
• Dead Man's Shoe

People mentioned in this episode:

• Domhnall Gleeson
• Michael Pearce
• Posy Sterling
• Simon Pegg
• Julianne Moore
• Sydney Sweeney

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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!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© Copyright HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second part of Kermode On Film, Mark is joined by director Shannon Murphy, who discusses Dying For Sex—a powerful and provocative television series based on a true story, starring Michelle Williams.

Mark also talks with filmmaker John Maclean about Tornado, a bold and genre-defying Samurai western set in 18th Century Scotland, and with acclaimed editor Eddie Hamilton, who shares behind-the-scenes insights from cutting high-octane blockbusters like the Mission: Impossible films.

This episode was recorded live at BFI Southbank on 19 May 2025 as the second half of that evening’s Mark Kermode Live in 3D show.

Thanks for listening!

Films and shows mentioned in this episode:

• Dying For Sex
• Tornado
• Mission: Impossible series
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Locke
• Slow West
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People featured in this episode:

• Shannon Murphy
• John Maclean
• Eddie Hamilton
• Michelle Williams
• George Miller
• Tom Cruise
• Steven Knight
• Kodi Smit-McPhee
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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.

© Copyright HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Kermode On Film Mark talks to director Babak Anvari, whose nail-biting thriller Hallow Road was released in UK cinemas on 16 May 2025, and he talks to writer-director Alberto Sciamma, whose stunningly beautiful film Cielo premieres at SXSW on 6 June 2025.

This episode of Kermode On Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 19 May 2025, and was the first half of that date's Mark Kermode Live in 3D show.

In Part 2, Mark is joined by director Shannon Murphy, who talks about the television series Dying For Sex, based on a true story starring Michelle Williams.

Mark also talks with John Maclean about Tornado, the Samurai western set in 18th Century Scotland, and with Eddie Hamilton, editor of the Mission: Impossible films, among many others.

Thanks for listening!

Film mentioned in this episode:

Hallow Road

Under the Shadows

Us

I Came By

The Exorcist

Star Wars

Cielo

Tales of Ordinary Madness

La Grande Bouffe

People mentioned in this episode:

Babak Anvari

Alberto Sciamma

William Gillies

Rosamund Pike

Matthew Rhys

John Cassavetes

Lorne Balfe

Depeche Mode

Peter Adams

George Mackay

Bettina Kadoori

John Dunton-Downer

Ana-Maria Vera

Marco Ferreri

Ben Gazzara

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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!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© Copyright HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.