In conversation with Gavin Esler at the University of Kent
And it all started with horror. Perhaps one of the greatest film critics of our generation (and one that doesn't need to act French), for Mark Kermode film has become his source of vitality spawning a veritable tenure in multi-platform referrals and rants across airwave, page, podcast and projection. 'Modest' Mark may be better known for his raging reviews or unsympathetic slamming of traditionally mainstream fare (and it is hard to blame him, with films such as 'Sex in the Shitty') yet we often forget that his roots and admirations lie within the horror genre. If not for his stint at 'Fangoria', for Mark's passionate adoration for 'The Exorcist' to which he ranks at number #1 in his 'Best ever films' poll, his academic interest in horror-fiction and his excitably frenzied peaks of interest at the sheer mention of the genre. It was of great pleasure to meet the man himself, if only shortly, but it was perhaps of greater yield to hear Kermode backing 'The Exorcist' for an oscar-winning gong stolen by (socially acceptable) best picture 'The Sting'. Click the link below to see a short video (apologies for the iphone cinematography) of Mark Kermode on Friedkin's controversial Blair-mare.
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