Outspoken, opinionated, and never lost for words, Mark Kermode has carved out a career in print, radio and television based entirely on the belief that The Exorcist is the greatest movie ever made and that the Pirates of the Caribbean films should be buried in a very deep hole where they can never bother anyone ever again.

"Film criticism is rarely as much fun as Kermode, whether on the radio or in this hugely entertaining book" -- David Hughes Empire "A droll account of Kermode's rise to becoming the most prominent, and extravagantly quiffed, movie pundit in Britain" -- Stephen Dalton The Times "Bubbles with gleeful obsession" Reader's Digest "Breezy, entertaining ... certainly made me laugh" Independent "In an industry where serious film criticism is increasingly marginalised, we're lucky to have him" -- Ali Catterall Word