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Michael Phillips

people who complain about fast edits in modern films need to know this

Sat, Feb 01, 2014
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Ugh. I mean, Hollywood, amirite? Ruining our attention spans and won’t someone think of the children. Except…

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what he said: the Chicago ‘Tribune’s Michael Phillips…

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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…on what arts criticism is, and what it isn’t…

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question of the day: Are ‘Precious’ and ‘The Blind Side’ racist?

Wed, Dec 09, 2009
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Is it impossible to make a movie about black characters that actually deals with, or at least touches on, issues of race and class that someone won’t accuse of being racist? Perhaps it is. For at the moment, we have the cheery, upbeat, feel-good The Blind Side, which, according to ABC News, black people prefer … more…

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question of the day: Is film criticism on TV officially dead?

Thu, Aug 06, 2009
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You may have heard already: Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz have gotten the boot as the hosts of the syndicated TV series At the Movies, long the bastion of Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. They’ve been replaced by the New York Times’ A.O. Scott and the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips. But this isn’t necessarily good … more…

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