Part one of who-knows-how-many on Christopher Nolan's films.

Mark and Jack chat at their regular pub.

Other films and people mentioned in this episode:

Avatar

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Pirates of the Caribbean

Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan

Jonathan Nolan

Following

Knowing

Nicolas Cage

Memento

Bait

Mark Jenkin

Insomnia

Erik Skjoldbjærg

The Prestige

Interstellar

Tenet

Back to the Future

Ludwig Göransson

Stanley Kubrick

2001 a Space Odysset

Doug Trumbull

Silent Running

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In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, writer and award-winning radio presenter, Samira Ahmed about her newly published BFI Classics book on The Beatles’ 1964 movie, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT.

Next, he talks to actress, Leisa Gwenllian and director, Marc Evans about their upcoming Welsh language feature, EFFI O BLAENAU. In cinemas from Friday 19th June 2026.

If you missed it, you can hear the other half of May’s MK3D on last week’s Kermode On Film, when Mark talked to Bob Odenkirk about his career including BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL and his latest feature, NORMAL. Mark was also joined by NORMAL’s director and MK3D regular, Ben Wheatley.

Take a front row seat at the 113th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!

The MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

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)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Ben Wheatley and actor Bob Odenkirk about their feature NORMAL, which is released in UK cinemas on 15 May 2026.

This is the second half of the 113th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank May 2026.

The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

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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)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards

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

© HLA Agency

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