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Film Critic of the Week (10 posts found)
Film Critic of the Week: Wesley Morris
Since its inception in 1970, the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been awarded to only five film critics: Roger Ebert, Stephen Hunter, Joe Morgenstein, Mark Feeney, and as of 2012, Wesley Morris. The latest recipient of the prestigious prize was gracious enoug...
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Film Critic of the Week: Keith Phipps
For a moment I'm going to ask each and every reader consuming this piece of writing to think back and reflect on the authors they most admire. Chances are, the wordsmiths racing through your heads are the ones with distinct voices. To find and adopt a unique, ...
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Film Critic of the Week: Sam Adams
When Matt Singer left CriticWire this past July it was clear that whoever assumed his position had to be not only talented, but prolific. So who better to replace Matt than a journalist who manages to write for The Dissolve, A.V. Club, Time Out New York, Slate...
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Film Critic of the Week: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
I (like many) was introduced to Ignatiy Vishnevetsky when Roger Ebert hired the poignant film critic to co-host Ebert Presents, a public television show dedicated to discussing films in an intelligent and entertaining manner. The show was short-lived, never re...
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Film Critic of the Week: Matt Prigge
Miraculously juggling graduate school at NYU and a job as the residential film critic for Metro US, Matt Prigge is truly a wonder. That he's able to produce as much as he does, at the level of quality that he does, is something to marvel and admire. Somehow Ma...
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Film Critic of the Week: Michelle Orange
After reading and consuming the ornate prose of Michelle Orange religiously for the past few months, I've come to the conclusion that she is, without a doubt, one of the most (if not the most) engaging and perceptive writers without an online/print outlet to c...
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Film Critic of the Week: Matt Singer
Driven by a conversational style of writing, Matt Singer writes to illuminate, not obfuscate.
Previously the founder and head writer of the wildly popular IndieWire blog CriticWire, Singer was recently hired to be the newswire editor for the Chicago-based, ...
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Film Critic of the Week: Mark Olsen
The title of this recurring feature suggests that every week I come bearing a new and emerging film critic you should be reading. On most occasions that's an accurate description of this column. However, today we're shaking things up.
While Mark Olsen certa...
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Film Critic of the Week: Matt Patches
Finding a voice in writing - especially in the rapidly expanding field of film criticism - is a difficult task completed only by the most gifted of journalists. Striking the perfect chord between conversational and intellectual, Matt Patches is one of the few ...
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Film Critic of the Week: Carrie Rickey
For over 25 years Carrie Rickey served as the residential film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the moment she opines about movies for various outlets alongside freelancing at the local NPR station in Philadelphia. Her writing, which is steeped in know...
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