This episode of Kermode on Film is Part 2 of the 100th edition of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 10 March 2025.

In this episode, Mark talks to Karan Kandhari, whose feature debut Sister Midnight released on 14 March, and to Toby Jones, who shares his thoughts on playing Mr Burton in the film of the same name. Plus we are joined by the world’s best silent movie accompanist, Neil Brand

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People mentioned in this episode:

Karan Kandhari

Toby Jones

Neil Brand

Francois Ozon

Julia Ducournau

Martin Scorsese

Wes Anderson

Buster Keaton

Charlie Chaplin

Richard Burton

Monica Dolan

Samantha Morton

Sean Penn

Jack Nicholson

Joseph Losey

Dirk Bogarde

Sarah Miles

Harold Pinter

Indiana Jones

Robert De Niro

Daniel Day Lewis

Gina Rowlands

Gene Hackman

Ken Dodd

Eric Morcambe

The Crankies

Frank Bruno

Harry Lawtey

Films mentioned in this episode:

Raw

Good Morning

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

The General

Kaleidoscope

Mr Bates vs the Post Office

Berberian Sound Studio

The Servant

The Go-Between

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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.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

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