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My Take
Mark Kermode is, to me, proof that film criticism can be performance art in the best sense. Manchester-educated and impossible to pin to a single job, critic, musician, journalist, broadcaster, he built his reputation not on tidy star ratings but on full-throated, passionate argument, most famously alongside Simon Mayo on their long-running review podcast. What I like is that he clearly loves cinema even when he's eviscerating it; the enthusiasm never curdles into mere snark. Voices like his actually enrich how the rest of us watch films. I'd gladly hear his verdict before deciding what to see next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Kermode
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・カーモード
- Reading
- まーく・かーもーど
- Born
- July 2, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Barnet, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- television presenter / musician / journalist / film critic
2. Background
- University
- University of Manchester
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mark Kermode born?
Born July 2, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Mark Kermode from?
Mark Kermode is from Barnet, United Kingdom.
What does Mark Kermode do?
Mark Kermode works as television presenter, musician, journalist, film critic.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.