I lost all respect for Kermode as a film critic when he had that period when he would not shut up about how brilliant the Paul Greengrass film "Flight 93" was. That film is actually full of invention, deception and inaccuracy yet Kermode would have none of it.
Typical Kermode comment: "I contacted respected British film-maker Paul Greengrass, who's putting the finishing touches on his thoroughly researched, fact-based docudrama, United 93....."