question of the day: Are critics obligated to warn audiences about potentially offensive or upsetting film content?
How could we possibly guess at all the bits that might bother some people?
critic buzz
question of the day: Of all the films you’ve ever seen, which one would you consider the greatest?
I want to know what you think makes a movie great, and how your personal greatest film impacted your determination of what makes for great cinema in general.
question of the day: What phrases or expressions do you wish critics — including me! — did not use in our reviews?
No one presumes that film critics are above criticism ourselves, and I’m sure there are things that critics do that bug even our biggest fans. So here’s your chance to sound off…
question of the day: How do we tame the excesses of fanboy culture?
Fans have gone batshit over negative reviews of The Dark Knight Rises, and way worse than ever before. These people appear to have no shame, so I doubt we can shame them into behaving better. So what do we do?
Alliance of Women Film Journalists names Going Up the Stairs “Best Female-Directed Film” at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Just sharing some news of stuff I was involved in at Sheffield Doc/Fest…
Alliance of Women Film Journalists names Debra Zimmerman “Ambassador of Women’s Films” at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Just sharing some news of stuff I was involved in at Sheffield Doc/Fest
question of the day: Is there too much snark in film criticism today?
Is snark “inexcusable” in a film review? Can’t snark be both silly and meaningful?
question of the day: Who or what is your “wrong crush”?
And don’t worry: your secret is safe with us…
British Film Bloggers Circle announces 2012 awards
The British Film Bloggers Circle — a new organization of which I am a member — has announced the winners our first annual awards…
what film critics do
This is me, jumping on the “What People Think I Do / What I Really Do” meme bandwagon…
