One of my favourite critics (I’m a big fan of the radio show/podcast he hosts with Simon Mayo) Mark Kermode writes up a storm on the topic of the role of the professional critic in the modern age. Along the way he digresses and meanders through all sorts of related topics and tangents – from how people ‘game’ the review system on Amazon.com to how he managed to piss off film makers and other critics alike. Refreshing is his positive assessment of how the rise of the internet and review sites has actually helped his job - rather than the usual doom and gloom we hear from some of his colleagues. I enjoyed this book, but it was rather short and easily finished in one sitting.
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