Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Season 32018

Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.

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5 Episodes

E01 The Romcom

Mark begins with one of the most popular genres of all, the classic romantic comedy. They are sometimes sneered at by critics, but from the 1930s to the present day, many of our most beloved movies have been romantic comedies.

July 17, 2018

E02 The Heist

This time it is the turn of the heist movie, with its unique combination of suspense and action. Whether it is the big bank job or netting a fortune in diamonds, why, asks Mark, do otherwise law-abiding audiences find themselves rooting for robbers and even killers? More than any other genre, the heist movie plays with our sympathies, encouraging us to identify with characters we would run a mile from in real life.

July 24, 2018

E03 Coming of Age

Mark explores the genre that captures the joy and pain of growing up - the coming-of-age movie. It is the most universal of all genres, the one we can all relate to from our own experience, yet it can also be the most autobiographical and personal.

July 31, 2018

E04 Science Fiction

Mark explores the most visionary of all genres - science fiction, and shows how film-makers have risen to the challenge of making the unbelievable believable. Always at the forefront of cinema technology, science fiction films have used cutting-edge visual effects to transport us to other worlds or into the far future. But as Mark shows, it's not just about the effects.

August 7, 2018

E05 Horror

Mark Kermode reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic horror films, from The Phantom of the Opera to The Exorcist, Psycho to Get Out.

August 14, 2018

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

E01 The Romcom

E02 The Heist

E03 Coming of Age

E04 Science Fiction

E05 Horror

The Haunting of Hill House

Breaking Bad

Money Heist

The Boys

Supernatural

Game of Thrones

Friends

Chernobyl

Mr. Robot

Misfits

Euphoria

The Umbrella Academy

Orange Is the New Black

Fallout

Rick and Morty

The Walking Dead

The Vampire Diaries

Cobra Kai

The 100

13 Reasons Why

E01 The Romcom

E02 The Heist

E03 Coming of Age

E04 Science Fiction

E05 Horror