mark kermode

Top 5: Stage to Screen

Why do great plays so often flounder on film? What makes Amadeus better than Mamma Mia? Enter JAMIE MATHIESON.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

ANNIE RAFF falls in love with Daniel Craig again. There are graphic sex scenes. Non-sequitur.

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is a second-rate Love Actually, according to ANNIE RAFF. And it doesn’t even have Hugh Grant in it.

In Conversation with Mark Kermode

Senior Film Critic HARRY SHUKMAN talks with loudmouth critic MARK KERMODE about his new book, national tour, and Zac Efron’s hair.