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From the Wire: You Gotta See 'Mama'

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 23, 2013 1:22 PM
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Don't let this beautiful and smart horror movie get lost like its wayward characters.
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From the Wire: In-Theater Cell Phone Use Epidemic Spreads to Sundance

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 22, 2013 3:19 PM
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  • 9 Comments
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And can it be stopped?
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From the Wire: Movie Ad Quotes Random People on Twitter

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 17, 2013 1:38 PM
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"Mark Wahlberg is a bad ass!" raves someone who hasn't seen "Broken City" yet.
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From the Wire: An Internet Activist's Film Criticism

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 15, 2013 11:43 AM
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The Reddit co-founder wrote film criticism on his blog.
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From the Wire: How to Write Negative Criticism

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 10, 2013 4:15 PM
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With Oscar nominations come Oscar reactions, where people tell you what movies were unfairly overlooked or foolishly overrated and why. People take these awards very seriously, and they can engender some strong feelings. If you see something today that drives you crazy -- whether it's a defense of "Zero Dark Thirty" or an assault on "Argo" -- and you want to respond to it, you may first want to read the new blog post by Vadim Rizov, a how-to guide to writing "fiery negative" criticism, specifically in reaction to other people's bogus arguments.
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From the Wire: The 2012 Better-Than List

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 9, 2013 12:20 PM
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"A Thousand Words is better than Argo" and more of Armond White's annual contrarian comparisons.
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From the Wire: 'Back to the Future' Newspapers

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 4, 2013 3:41 PM
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Where a local crackpot inventor getting committed to a mental hospital rates above President Nixon running for a fifth term as big news.
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Will Critics Regret Trashing 'The Hobbit?'

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 3, 2013 4:33 PM
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  • 22 Comments
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Is "No!" an acceptable response?
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From the Wire: Critics as 'Morally Engaged Viewers'

  • By Matt Singer
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  • January 3, 2013 12:31 PM
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Should critics be less focused on aesthetics and more on morality?
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From the Wire: Times Editor Quotes Times Critics On Subject of Times Review

  • By Matt Singer
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  • November 28, 2012 6:38 PM
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Some movies are "practically critic-proof," says the Times' Manohla Dargis.
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