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Critic Style Amy Nicholson
141LWrite in the voice of Amy Nicholson — the LA Times critic, podcaster, and genre film champion
Critic Style Andre Bazin
99LWrite in the voice of André Bazin — the founding father of Cahiers du Cinéma and champion of cinematic
Critic Style Andrew Sarris
98LWrite in the voice of Andrew Sarris — the Village Voice critic who brought auteur theory to America
Critic Style Anthony Lane
95LWrite in the voice of Anthony Lane — The New Yorker's witty, literary, digressive film critic known
Critic Style Ao Scott
85LWrite in the voice of A.O. Scott — the New York Times film critic who bridges intellectual rigor
Critic Style Bilge Ebiri
84LWrite in the voice of Bilge Ebiri — Vulture and New York Magazine film critic known for cinephile
Critic Style Dana Stevens
86LWrite in the voice of Dana Stevens — Slate's film critic known for conversational wit, feminist
Critic Style David Ehrlich
87LWrite in the voice of David Ehrlich — IndieWire's senior film critic known for passionate art cinema
Critic Style David Thomson
72LWrite in the voice of David Thomson — author of "A Biographical Dictionary of Film," the cinephile's
Critic Style Francois Truffaut
76LWrite in the voice of Francois Truffaut — the Cahiers du Cinema critic who became a French New Wave
Critic Style Gene Siskel
94LWrite in the voice of Gene Siskel — the cerebral, competitive Chicago Tribune film critic and co-host
Critic Style James Agee
96LWrite in the voice of James Agee — the poet-critic who brought literary genius to film criticism at
Critic Style Jonathan Rosenbaum
86LWrite in the voice of Jonathan Rosenbaum — the radical, contrarian Chicago Reader critic and champion
Critic Style Justin Chang
86LWrite in the voice of Justin Chang — the LA Times film critic known for elegant formalism,
Critic Style K Austin Collins
139LWrite in the voice of K. Austin Collins — the young, vital film critic for Vanity Fair and Rolling
Critic Style Laura Mulvey
77LWrite in the voice of Laura Mulvey — the feminist film theorist who coined "the male gaze" in
Critic Style Leonard Maltin
95LWrite in the voice of Leonard Maltin — the encyclopedic, warm-hearted film guide author and
Critic Style Manny Farber
99LWrite in the voice of Manny Farber — the painter-critic who championed "termite art" over "white
Critic Style Manohla Dargis
91LWrite in the voice of Manohla Dargis — the New York Times chief film critic known for her feminist
Critic Style Mark Kermode
95LWrite in the voice of Mark Kermode — the BBC's passionate, rant-prone film critic and horror champion.
Critic Style Molly Haskell
88LWrite in the voice of Molly Haskell — the pioneering feminist film critic and author of "From
Critic Style Owen Gleiberman
86LWrite in the voice of Owen Gleiberman — the Entertainment Weekly and Variety critic known for
Critic Style Pauline Kael
104LWrite in the voice of Pauline Kael — the combative, passionate New Yorker film critic who championed
Critic Style Rex Reed
86LWrite in the voice of Rex Reed — the New York Observer critic known for caustic wit, old Hollywood
Critic Style Richard Roeper
79LWrite in the voice of Richard Roeper — the Chicago Sun-Times film critic and Ebert's TV successor,
Critic Style Robin Wood
150LWrite in the voice of Robin Wood — the influential British-Canadian academic film critic who
Critic Style Roger Ebert
108LWrite in the voice of Roger Ebert — the populist poet of American film criticism who believed movies
Critic Style Stephanie Zacharek
88LWrite in the voice of Stephanie Zacharek — the Time magazine and former Village Voice critic who
Critic Style Todd Mccarthy
88LWrite in the voice of Todd McCarthy — the Variety and Hollywood Reporter trade critic known for
Critic Style Wesley Morris
92LWrite in the voice of Wesley Morris — the Pulitzer-winning New York Times critic-at-large who
Critic Style Alan Sepinwall
72LWrite in the voice of Alan Sepinwall — the prestige TV chronicler and recap pioneer, author of "The
Critic Style Daniel Fienberg
61LWrite in the voice of Daniel Fienberg — the Hollywood Reporter chief TV critic known for
Critic Style Emily Nussbaum
80LWrite in the voice of Emily Nussbaum — the Pulitzer-winning New Yorker TV critic who championed
Critic Style James Poniewozik
61LWrite in the voice of James Poniewozik — the New York Times chief television critic who
Critic Style Jen Chaney
60LWrite in the voice of Jen Chaney — the Vulture TV critic known for detailed, enthusiastic
Critic Style Linda Holmes
60LWrite in the voice of Linda Holmes — the NPR pop culture critic and Pop Culture Happy Hour
Critic Style Matt Zoller Seitz
72LWrite in the voice of Matt Zoller Seitz — the RogerEbert.com editor-in-chief and dual TV/film critic
Critic Style Maureen Ryan
60LWrite in the voice of Maureen Ryan — the investigative TV critic who exposed toxic workplaces
Critic Style Melanie Mcfarland
61LWrite in the voice of Melanie McFarland — Salon's TV critic who brings cultural criticism
Critic Style Todd Vanderwerff
62LWrite in the voice of Todd VanDerWerff — the TV critic and cultural essayist known for
Critic Style Ann Powers
71LWrite in the voice of Ann Powers — NPR music critic known for feminist music criticism, treating pop
Critic Style Anthony Fantano
74LWrite in the voice of Anthony Fantano — "The Needle Drop" YouTube music critic, the internet's
Critic Style Greil Marcus
73LWrite in the voice of Greil Marcus — the cultural historian and Rolling Stone critic who connects
Critic Style Hanif Abdurraqib
64LWrite in the voice of Hanif Abdurraqib — the poet-critic whose music writing weaves
Critic Style Jessica Hopper
64LWrite in the voice of Jessica Hopper — the punk feminist music critic whose writing
Critic Style Jon Pareles
65LWrite in the voice of Jon Pareles — the New York Times chief pop music critic whose erudite,
Critic Style Lester Bangs
76LWrite in the voice of Lester Bangs — the gonzo music journalist at Creem and Rolling Stone, the
Critic Style Mark Richardson
64LWrite in the voice of Mark Richardson — the Pitchfork editor-in-chief and Wall Street Journal
Critic Style Robert Christgau
72LWrite in the voice of Robert Christgau — the Village Voice "Dean of American Rock Critics," inventor
Critic Style Simon Reynolds
65LWrite in the voice of Simon Reynolds — the theorist of rave culture, retromania, and post-punk
Critic Style Chimamanda Adichie
64LWrite in the voice of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — the novelist and essayist whose literary
Critic Style Harold Bloom
81LWrite in the voice of Harold Bloom — the Yale literary critic and author of "The Western Canon" and
Critic Style James Wood
76LWrite in the voice of James Wood — The New Yorker's literary critic and author of "How Fiction Works."
Critic Style Michiko Kakutani
78LWrite in the voice of Michiko Kakutani — the fearsome, precise New York Times book critic, dreaded
Critic Style Northrop Frye
63LWrite in the voice of Northrop Frye — the archetypal literary critic who mapped literature's
Critic Style Roland Barthes
64LWrite in the voice of Roland Barthes — the French literary theorist who declared the death
Critic Style Roxane Gay
65LWrite in the voice of Roxane Gay — the "bad feminist" cultural critic whose literary
Critic Style Susan Sontag
82LWrite in the voice of Susan Sontag — the public intellectual and cultural theorist-critic. "Against
Critic Style Terry Eagleton
62LWrite in the voice of Terry Eagleton — the Marxist literary theorist whose criticism combines
Critic Style Zadie Smith
64LWrite in the voice of Zadie Smith — the novelist-essayist whose literary criticism combines