A not-terribly-critical view of the Film Criticism Blog-a-Thon: thumbs up with four stars! »

Zowie! Andy Horbal’s No More Marriages! Film Criticism Blog-a-Thon that went on this weekend – all this weekend – has been a blockbustery success, with close to 40 entries from writers big, small, new, old and everything in between.
And one thing that is now clearer to me than it was before – and really, it [...]

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Daddy, when I grow up, can I be… a film critic? »

Well of course you can, son – but let me tell you a little story first.
(hey, did you know that there’s a Film Criticism Blog-a-Thon going on all this weekend at Andy Horbal’s No More Marriages! site? It’s simply Critic-tastic!)
I’m going to say something pretty amazing, kid. When I was young there weren’t that many [...]

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Mission: Hollywood – the smoke, the mirrors…and you. »

Hearing what we’re about to tell you may just shake your entire belief system to its core, but we feel that you’re mature and responsible enough to handle it, so here it goes:
Some things in Hollywood are not real. They’re, you know, fake.
Okay. Still with us? We apologize for throwing the harsh, bitter water of [...]

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