Movie Critics?
 

I used to watch Siskel and Ebert and all of their predecessors. Now, I go to Youtube and watch what other people have to say or I go to Roger Roeper. Can anyone suggest another critic?

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Personally, I like a lot of the people on That Guy With the Glasses and Cinemassacre, but that's just me. :)

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The most consistently insightful, intelligent, and knowledgeable critic working on the internet is, by my count, David Bordwell. He's a retired professor and a pioneer in film studies and criticism who runs an outstanding blog over at: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/
A number of his books can be found through his website for free or a small price, he's just released an ebook on Christopher Nolan's films.

With a much less cohesive website design, Jonathan Rosenbaum is less accessible that Bordwell and I don't think his writing is on par with him (Edit: Wow, what was I thinking comparing their extremely different writing styles, Rosenbaum's prose is great!), but no less he is a great read.
http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/
http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/ (old website)

If these two guys are too academic for you, or you want more week by week movie reviews, I recommend the staff over at Reverse Shot. They're not technical enough for me to consider them critics rather than reviewers, but their writing is consistently interesting, insightful, and great to read. Particularly, Michael Koresky and Jeff Reichert, two of the founders, are great reviewers.
http://www.reverseshot.com/
Also check out this great series by them called Take Four (links to the other takes are in the article):
http://www.reverseshot.com/article/t..._color_correct

I always liked Andrew Sarris. It's a shame that he died fairly recently as well.

While I haven't received Entertainment Weekly for a couple of years now, I always remembered more-or-less agreeing with Owen Gleiberman's reviews, although I really wouldn't call him a must-read or anything.

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AdamHanks

Genuinely one of the best posts I have ever seen on these forums, I am still laughing now, brilliant.

I'm almost sick of seeing Bordwell's name, I use his work so much in my essays. Film Art is pretty much the film student's bible, especially when you're starting out, and he's written on an incredible range of topics.

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I generally read the Arts/Movies section of our biggest local newspaper to get reliable movie critic info. Sometimes I agree with the movie critics, and other times I don't.

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Thanks

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I tend to listen to the folks here at MoFo, many of which I have known for years. I get a nice blend of praise and critique from a pool of smarties with a vast array of tastes. I have gotten many times more great recommendations on this here site than on any one critic's blog roll, that's for sure. never in my life have I learned more about different styles and genres, hidden gems, and all things film related than during my tenure on MoFo. Keep an eye on the Movie-Tab thread, which rolls along daily with plenty of mini-reviews and recommendations.

Whenever I watch a non-new movie some of my first stops after watching it are Theo Panayides, Fernando Croce and Michael Sicinski to see if they wrote anything about it

Kim Newman is outstanding for my money. Keeps a blog collection of his work at johnnyalucard. Can't post links yet, but googling it works.

Bordwell is also fantastic. His Planet Hong Kong is an amazing overview of HK cinema.

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I mainly watch 2 critics on Youtube.

Chris Stuckmann. His taste in movies is pretty similar to mine, so I usually get a good idea of how a movie is like. He's a pretty funny guy as well.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisStuckmann

John Flickinger. This guy is a huge Batman fanboy, so I count on him to give me all the latest news. He's a really hilarious guy, very entertaining vlogs. He does several Blu Ray reviews, so if you're interested in that.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTD8DtdOyVQ8XqADuixvH_g

Amen, sedai! I found FAR more gems on this forum than wandering through the critics listings. Big fan of the review threads.

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I think the best movie critic is Pauline Kael... I don't think anyone comes close. I love her so much, even though we sometimes disagree. (She didn't like Network!), but a critic sometimes finds something out of nothing..

I would hate to be a movie critic now. Actually, I know it would be impossible. It's not marketable for a guy to just say that almost every movie released at mainstream theaters are junk.

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I have been working through the League of Super Critics lately, and have found out / rediscovered how amazing Nostalgia Critic, Nostalgia Chick and Cinema Snob are. Throw in Jim Sterling from the Movie Defense Force and Bob Chipman from Escape to the Movies / The Big Picture, and those are my current set of staples.