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curated: “What It’s Like to Be a Female Movie Critic in the #MeToo Era”

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Manohla Dargis says it all. I could have written every word of this.

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online critics pick ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ as best film of 2018 in HeyUGuys poll

Wed, Dec 19, 2018
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I participated in this poll, but this is not my pick for movie of the year…

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curated: Brie Larson wants more diverse film critics; white dudes unhappy

Thu, Jun 14, 2018
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Newsflash!

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curated: the implosion of Channel Awesome

Mon, Apr 02, 2018
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Reader Jurgan notified me about the scandal currently unfolding regarding Channel Awesome, an online media company that hosts video shows revolving around stuff of geek interest…

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AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 09, 2018
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The Shape of Water wins Best Film, and Best Director goes to Guillermo del Toro. Agnes Varda is Defying Age and Ageism, and Hollywood’s sexual tormentors are inducted in the AWFJ Hall of Shame.

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OFCS 2017 awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 28, 2017
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Get Out wins Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, and Three Billboards also take two awards each.

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curated: LA, NYC, Boston and Nat’l film critics boycott Disney films in year-end awards

Tue, Nov 07, 2017
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The relationship between the studios and critics has always been a contentious one, for obvious reasons, but what might have been previously called a cold war has hotted up this year…

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OFCS 2016 awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 03, 2017
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Moonlight wins big…

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AWFJ 2016 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 22, 2016
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Moonlight leads, with seven awards…

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from Twitter: are the studios trying to kill off indie critics?

Fri, Sep 02, 2016
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