38-454: Next Goal Wins may refer to: Next Goal Wins (2014 film) , 2014 documentary film by directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison Next Goal Wins (2023 film) , 2023 drama-comedy film by Taika Waititi Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Next Goal Wins . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
76-460: A 2006 interview with Kermode for The Culture Show in Los Angeles , Werner Herzog was shot with an air rifle . Herzog appeared unflustered, later stating: "It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid". Kermode co-hosted an early 1990s afternoon magazine show on BBC Radio 5 called A Game of Two Halves , alongside former Blue Peter presenter Caron Keating . Kermode appeared in
114-992: A cameo role as himself in the revival of the BBC 's Absolutely Fabulous on 1 January 2012. In April 2008, Kermode started a twice-weekly video blog hosted on the BBC website, in which he discussed films and recounts anecdotes. He retired the podcast for its tenth anniversary at the close of 2018, with special episodes on his most and least favourite movies of the previous decade. Kermode has recorded DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD audio commentaries for Tommy (with Ken Russell), The Devils (with Ken Russell and Mike Bradsell), The Ninth Configuration (with William Peter Blatty), The Wicker Man (with Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Robin Hardy), Gregory's Girl , Cruising (with William Friedkin), Bait , Enys Men (both with Mark Jenkin) and (with Peter O'Toole ) Becket . He appears in
152-460: A film broadcaster on LBC in 1988, after which he moved to BBC Radio 5 (later rebranded as 5Live). Between February 1992 and October 1993, he was the resident film reviewer on BBC Radio 5 's Morning Edition with Danny Baker . He became the film critic for BBC Radio 1 in 1993, on a regular Thursday night slot called Cult Film Corner on Mark Radcliffe 's Graveyard Shift session. He later moved to Simon Mayo 's BBC Radio 1 morning show. He hosted
190-551: A follow-up book entitled The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex , in which he expresses his opinions on the good and bad of modern films, and vehemently criticizes the modern multiplex experience and the 3D film craze that had grown in the years immediately preceding the book's publication. In 2013, Picador published Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics in which he examines whether professional "traditional" film critics still have
228-632: A list later published in order of preference in his book Hatchet Job , as The Exorcist , A Matter of Life and Death , The Devils , It's a Wonderful Life , Don't Look Now , Pan's Labyrinth , Mary Poppins , Brazil , Eyes Without a Face and The Seventh Seal . From September 2013 to September 2023, Kermode was the chief film critic for The Observer . In 2018, he began to present his own documentary series Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema on BBC Four . A second series followed, as well as disaster movie , Christmas, and Oscar winners specials. Between 2019 and 2024, Kermode presented
266-434: A member of the squad since 2003, is a faʻafafine and is the first transgender player to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. The American Samoa football team had refused permission to numerous film and TV crews before being approached by Brett and Jamison, the directors were given permission to film the team because they aimed to celebrate the fact that the team continued to play in the face of their defeats. The film
304-772: A monthly live show, MK3D , at the British Film Institute (BFI), South Bank . It is the BFI's longest running live show. Kermode previously co-presented the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review , and previously co-presented the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show . Between 2018 and 2021, he co-wrote and presented three seasons of the BBC Four film documentary series Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema , and between 2019 and 2024 he presented
342-522: A movie review show with Mary Anne Hobbs on Radio 1 on Tuesday nights called ClingFilm . From 2001 until 2022, Kermode reviewed and debated new film releases with Mayo on the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review . The programme won Gold in the Speech Award category at the 2009 Sony Radio Academy Awards on 11 May 2009. On 11 March 2022, it was announced by Simon Mayo, at
380-495: A rating average of 7.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Finding beauty in sports beyond the mere satisfaction on winning, Next Goal Wins is a moving documentary filled with a lovable array of underdogs". On Metacritic , the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on reviews by 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In the UK, the film was admired by those who loved football and those who did not. Representing
418-496: A role in a culture of ever increasing numbers of online bloggers and amateur critics. In 2017, he collaborated with his idol William Friedkin on the feature documentary The Devil and Father Amorth , as a writer. The film had its first showing at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August 2017. Kermode was a regular presenter on BBC Two 's The Culture Show and appeared regularly on Newsnight Review . During
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#1732775848448456-438: A soundtrack-themed show on classical radio station Scala Radio . Kermode produces an annual "best-of-the-year" movie list, thereby providing an overview of his critical preferences. His top choices were: In February 2010, Random House released his autobiography , It's Only a Movie , which he describes as being "inspired by real events". Its publication was accompanied by a UK tour. In September 2011, he released
494-591: A straight-arrow spouse who just happens to enjoy seeing people's heads explode across a cinema screen". In the mid-1980s, Kermode was an "affiliate" of the Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) and was involved in the Viraj Mendis Defence Campaign, against the deportation of one of the group's members to Sri Lanka . This developed into a high-profile national campaign involving people from left-wing groups such as
532-557: A weekly film music show on Scala Radio . He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and a founding member of the skiffle band the Dodge Brothers , for which he plays double bass . Since 2008, The Dodge Brothers (with Neil Brand ) have provided live accompaniment for silent films such as Beggars of Life , Hell's Hinges , White Oak (film) and The Ghost That Never Returns . Kermode
570-617: A weekly review of the latest releases. He also writes for the British Film Institute 's Sight and Sound magazine. From 1995 to 2001, Kermode was a film critic and presenter for Film4 and Channel 4 , presenting the weekly Extreme Cinema strand. He has written and presented documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC, and until 2023 appeared on The Film Review for BBC News at Five . For BBC Two's The Culture Show , Kermode hosted an annual "Kermode Awards" episode, which presented statuettes to actors and directors not nominated for Academy Awards that year. In 2002, Kermode challenged
608-467: Is a 2014 British documentary film directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison. The film chronicles the national football team of American Samoa as they try to recover from the indignity of being known as one of the weakest football teams in the world, and to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . In 2001, American Samoa lost 31–0 to Australia, the worst loss in international football history, and have been dogged by defeat ever since. They want to qualify for
646-456: Is an English film critic , musician , radio presenter , television presenter , author and podcaster . He is the co-presenter, with Ellen E. Jones, of the BBC Radio 4 programme Screenshot and co-presenter of the film-review podcast Kermode & Mayo's Take , alongside long-time collaborator Simon Mayo . Kermode is a regular contributor to The Observer , for which he was chief film critic between September 2013 and September 2023. He
684-633: Is on the film's tenth anniversary special edition DVD. Kermode's family connections with the Isle of Man have led to him playing a role in Manx culture and the arts. This has seen him host various talks on the island. He has also been involved with the annual Isle of Man Film Festival. Kermode became patron of the Sir John Hurt Film Trust in November 2019. He is a visiting fellow at
722-490: Is the author of several books on film and music, including It's Only A Movie , Hatchet Job , How Does It Feel? and The Movie Doctors (with Simon Mayo). Kermode has also written three volumes for the BFI's Modern Classics series, on The Exorcist , The Shawshank Redemption and Silent Running . Since the late 1980's he has contributed to the BFI's film magazine Sight & Sound and its predecessor The Monthly Film Bulletin , and since January 2016 he has presented
760-577: The 2014 FIFA World Cup , but continue to lose on the pitch . To help turn their luck around, the Football Federation American Samoa hire Dutch-born, America-based coach Thomas Rongen . Over the next three weeks, Rongen trains the team, and introduces some players based overseas, until they can acquit themselves with pride at the qualifiers at the OFC World Cup Qualification . Jaiyah Saelua ,
798-600: The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the censor for film in the UK, about its cuts to the 1972 film The Last House on the Left . In 2008, the BBFC allowed the film to be re-released uncut. He has since stated that the BBFC do a good job in an impossible situation and expressed his approval of their decisions. In a 2012 Sight & Sound poll of cinema's greatest films, Kermode indicated his ten favourites,
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#1732775848448836-551: The University of Manchester in 1991, writing a thesis on horror fiction . Kermode began his film career as a print journalist, writing for Manchester's City Life , and then Time Out and NME in London. He has subsequently written for a range of publications including The Guardian , The Observer , The Independent , Vox , Empire , Flicks , 20/20 , Fangoria , Video Watchdog and Neon . Kermode began working as
874-572: The University of Southampton . Kermode played double bass for a skiffle / rockabilly band called The Railtown Bottlers in the early 1990s. The Railtown Bottlers were the house band on the BBC show Danny Baker After All for a series, starting in 1993, where he performed with the Madness lead singer Suggs , Nick Heyward , Alison Moyet , Aimee Mann , Nanci Griffith , Timm Finn and Squeeze . In 2001 he formed skiffle quartet The Dodge Brothers , playing double bass. Talking about playing
912-570: The chromatic harmonica with an orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall , he said: "Somehow I got away with it. You can listen to it. It's not terrible, it's not brilliant, but it's fine." Kermode says that sheer persistence is the key to his musical success: "I'd rate enthusiasm and persistence over talent. And that's been a guiding light, that you shouldn't be put off by being unprepared or technically inept. I have managed to surround myself with other people who can play. And actually that's
950-518: The DVD extras of Lost in La Mancha , interviewing Terry Gilliam , and Pan's Labyrinth , where he interviews Guillermo del Toro about the film, which he has called a masterpiece. Kermode has written books, published by the BFI in its Modern Classics series, on The Exorcist , Silent Running and The Shawshank Redemption and his documentary for Channel 4, Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature ,
988-618: The Edge of Blade Runner , Mantrap: Straw Dogs - The Final Cut , Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature , The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing the French Connection , Salo: Fade to Black , The Real Linda Lovelace and The Cult of The Wicker Man . From 2001 to 2005, Kermode reviewed films each week for the New Statesman . Prior to becoming chief film critic in 2013, he wrote "Mark Kermode's DVD round-up" for The Observer ,
1026-738: The RCG, local residents of Manchester and extending to church leaders and Labour Party Members of Parliament . Kermode describes himself in this period as "a red-flag waving bolshie bore with a subscription to Fight Racism Fight Imperialism and no sense of humour." Kermode is a patron of the charitable trust of the Phoenix Cinema in North London, which was his favourite cinema during his childhood in East Finchley . The tenth anniversary episode of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review
1064-532: The film made him both cry and punch the air. In the New Statesman , Arsenal fan Mark Lawson called Next Goal Wins , "one of the best films about football", because it will appeal to football fans and the football indifferent alike. Across the rest of the world the coverage was also positive. In The New York Times Anita Gates called the film "splendid celebration-of-humanity documentary" comparing its best moments to an Edith Wharton novel. A number of reviewers remarked that interest in soccer or even sport
1102-471: The latter, Mark Kermode reviewed the film twice. In The Observer he gave Next Goal Wins four stars out of five and wrote that "whether or not you give two hoots about "the beautiful game" (and I don't), this charming and uplifting documentary will have you cheering for the underdogs and wishing that all footballers were this humble, determined and just plain decent." While on his film review programme with Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 5 Live he admitted that
1140-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Next_Goal_Wins&oldid=1175270846 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Next Goal Wins (2014 film) Next Goal Wins
1178-593: The script with Iain Morris . Garrett Basch , Jonathan Cavendish , Andy Serkis , Mike Brett, and Steve Jamison served as producers. The production was a joint venture between Searchlight Pictures and The Imaginarium . Principal photography began in late 2019. Michael Fassbender was announced to star in the film adaption in the role of Thomas Rongen. The film was released on November 17, 2023. Mark Kermode Mark Kermode ( / ˈ k ɜːr ˌ m oʊ d / , KUR -moh-d ; né Fairey ; born 2 July 1963)
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1216-486: The start of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review , that the last episode would be broadcast on 1 April 2022. Kermode and Mayo launched a non-BBC film and television podcast called Kermode & Mayo's Take in May 2022. Kermode has worked on film-related documentaries including The Fear of God; 25 Years of The Exorcist , Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of Ken Russell 's The Devils , Alien : Evolution , On
1254-544: The trick." Kermode is married to Linda Ruth Williams , a professor who lectures on film at the University of Exeter . From October to November 2004, they jointly curated a History of the Horror Film season and exhibition at the National Film Theatre in London. Kermode and Williams have two children. Kermode has been described as "a feminist , a near vegetarian (he eats fish), a churchgoer and
1292-846: Was a GP, who was born in Douglas, Isle of Man , and practised in Golders Green , north London. His father, the son of a travelling flour salesman, worked in the London Hospital in Whitechapel . His grandmother was Swiss German . He was raised as a Methodist , and later became a member of the Church of England . His parents divorced when he was in his early 20s and he subsequently changed his surname to his Manx mother's maiden name by deed poll . He earned his PhD in English at
1330-800: Was also nominated for a Black Pearl Award for Best Documentary Feature at the same festival. The same year it won the Best Documentary award at the British Independent Film Awards . In 2015 the film was nominated for Documentary of the Year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards 2015. In August 2019, Variety reported that director Taika Waititi would oversee a feature film adaption of Next Goal Wins for The Walt Disney Company under their Searchlight Pictures banner. Waititi co-wrote
1368-642: Was born in the Royal Free Hospital in the London Borough of Camden. He was educated at the state-funded Church of England primary school St Mary's at Finchley and was granted a Barnet-council-funded free place at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree, Hertfordshire under the Direct grant grammar school scheme in 1974, at the same time as actor Jason Isaacs . His mother
1406-691: Was not necessary to enjoy the film. Despite their largely positive reviews, Liam Lacey in The Globe and Mail noted that the film was predictable and in the Los Angeles Times Sheri Linden wrote that there is nothing exceptional about the film cinematically. Next Goal Wins won the Special Jury Award as part of the Documentary Film Competition at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival and
1444-581: Was shot on 5k resolution using a RED Epic camera over two visits to the island of six and eight weeks respectively. The film had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 19 April 2014. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 May. Next Goal Wins received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and audiences. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 100% approval rating based on 30 reviews, with
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