Mark Kermode is an English film critic who contributes to Sight and Sound magazine and The Observer newspaper. He reviews films with Simon Mayo on Friday afternoons on BBC Radio Five Live, and co-presents the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show. He also discusses other branches of the arts for the BBC Two programme Newsnight Review, and appears regularly on the BBC News channel. He also writes and presents a film-related video blog for the BBC. In The Screen Directory's chart of best ever film critics, Kermode appears at number 10