Mark Kermode targets Martin Scorsese’s ‘not cinema’ Marvel criticism

Mark Kermode has carved a reputation as a highbrow critic.

So it will come as a surprise to fans of his lofty movie takedowns he has thrown his backing behind an increasingly controversial subject among cinemagoers – Marvel’s unending glut of blockbusters.

The British critic, 60, backed the superhero film factory by targeting the likes of , who has branded