“Film criticism is so vital not because it’s a service, but because it’s a tool — a way for each person to arrive at the final word on each film they see from the critic that matters most: themselves.”
“Film criticism unable to confront film’s relationship to business is destined to fail and will continue to reproduce the same tired critiques of cinema.”
“More than ever, it is crucial to contemplate what this nostalgia phenomenon means for the future of the arts and our discomfort with the new. Will there be a ‘new’ in the new world?”
“The main reason I write about horror movies, aside from having a deep and abiding love for them, is that I have a perspective unique to me. But, for certain men, that’s not enough.”
“If the point of criticism is to bring the reader closer to the artwork, then Schrader’s reviews of other films are as important as his own to understanding his perspective.”
“Over time, a film critic should be able to engage with cinema in an all-encompassing manner, acknowledging the interior and exterior forces of what makes a movie…”
Yoana Pavlova on William Brown’s ‘Non-Cinema: Global Digital Film-making and the Multitude’
Alejandra Rosenberg Interviews J. Hoberman
“Not only does it feel true to its origins, but it also speaks to viewers from different parts of the world.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
“In search of new worlds and experiences, this year’s FNC has been a journey from the physical world to the metaphysical.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith