hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode, and over the next 30 minutes, i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of what s proved a challenging but also surprisingly creative year for cinema. 2020 seemed to start so well with the uk release injanuary of the personal history of david copperfield. armand iannuccis superb reimagining of dickens‘ classic which brought 21st century colour blind casting to this i9th century tale with genuinely timeless results. your mama is ill. how ill is she? very ill. dangerously ill. she s dead. dev patel seemed to be channeling the pathos of chaplin as he led a thrillingly diverse cast through this wonderfully comedic, absurdist and hugely entertaining adaptation. 0h, donkeys! this is a donkey free zone! remarkable woman. very kind. in early february came the oscars, where south korean maverick bong joon ho made history when his genre crossing gem parasite not only picked up the award for best international featu
in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn t get to yours yet. originally slated to open in early 2020, daniel craig s final outing as 007 became the first high profile release to announce a major covid related postponement last year. for many uk cinemas, the new november 2020 opening date was a mast to which to tie their hopes of recovery, hopes that were crushed when it was pushed back again to april 21 and then again to autumn. shall we cut to the chase? so when craig s bond swan song was finally unveiled at the albert hall at the end of september 21, the sense of relief was palpable, not least because the film didn t disappoint. ably directed by beasts of no nation helmer caryjoji fukunaga, no time to die opened to strong reviews and solid box office. although, in yet ano
in the coming decade. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in film. mark kermode looks at the movie releases that made it onto screens, big and small, and sorts the crackers from the turkeys in his review of 2021. the crackers from the turkeys hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode and i m here at the beautiful cinema museum in south london, where i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of 2021. music: so may we start by sparks. in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn t get to yours yet. 0riginally slated to open in early 2020, daniel craig s final outing as 007 became the first high profile release to announce a major covid related postponement last year. for many uk cinemas, the new november 2020 opening date was a mast to which to tie thei
hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode and i m here at the beautiful cinema museum in south london, where i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of 2021. music: so may we start by sparks. in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn t get to yours yet. originally slated to open in early 2020, daniel craig s final outing as 007 became the first high profile release to announce a major covid related postponement last year. for many uk cinemas, the new november 2020 opening date was a mast to which to tie their hopes of recovery hopes that were crushed when it was pushe
collapse in melbourne. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in film. mark kermode looks at the movie releases that made it onto screens, big and small, and sorts the crackers from the turkeys in his review of 2021. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode and i m here at the beautiful cinema museum in south london, where i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of 2021. so may we start by sparks plays. in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn t get to yours yet. 0riginally slated to open in early 2020, daniel craig s final outing as 007 became the first high profile release to announce a major covid related postponement last year. for many uk cinemas, the new november 2020 opening date was a mast to which to tie their hopes of recovery hopes th