The critic is dead. Everyone s a critic. These statements reflect some of the perceptions of film criticism in a time when an opinion can be published in seconds, yet reach an audience of millions. This book examines the reality of contemporary film criticism, by talking to leading practitioners in the UK and North America such as Nick James, Mark Cousins, Jonathan Rosenbaum and Richard Porton and by covering a broad spectrum of influential publications including Sight & Sound, The Guardian, Cineaste, indieWIRE and Variety. Forming a major new contribution to an emerging field of study,...
The critic is dead. Everyone s a critic. These statements reflect some of the perceptions of film criticism in a time when an opinion can be publi...