Sentences with phrase «good film criticism»

It seems like a simple enough thing to do but it really is the defining thing that makes for good film criticism.

The rest of the video highlights the things good film criticism should do.

Overall, this is an extremely sharp video, and I couldn't agree with it more, particularly the part where Willems says: «If you like movies, you should read good film criticism.

In his singular combination of rage and tenderness, it is some of the best film criticism by a «literary» writer you can find.

A friend and colleague, critic and teacher Nicole Brenez, says that the best film criticism consists of films critiquing one another.

Not exact matches

Anyone familiar with the more intellectual forms of pop criticism (whether of music or film) will recognize it as a parody of the Rolling Stone critic — a parody so good that, for a moment, one is almost convinced the piece is the real thing:

I am disappointed that my criticism of the film was greatly edited down... well, it was basically edited out completely.

When I think of the criticism I really love, whether it's of books or films or pop culture, it's when someone is a really good observer of things.

Well Russ continued in his exploitive areas becoming a gigantic cult filmmaker, beloved by «geeks» everywhere, and Roger went into the film criticism arena.

Criticisms like this all point to an underlying question: would it have been better to just give us The Hobbit, on its own with none of the appendices, and let it be a lesser film?

When it comes to film criticism... well, most people know as much about it as they do about the self - defrost mechanisms in their freezers.

«No End in Sight» — Iraq War criticism that counted because of its levelheadedness — continues Nick Rogers» daily look back at the 365 best films of 2000 - 2009.

Singular in its distillation of Schrader's decades - spanning preoccupations of film criticism and filmmaking as well as his religious background, First Reformed is a rare object unified in subject and style.

This is film criticism with a soul and a sense of urgency growing out of the conviction that faith and the imagination need one another — the better to open our eyes to the flickerings of God's grace.»

The film reviews are concise, thoughtful, and well - rounded pieces of pop film criticism — especially those by Todd McCarthy.

Perhaps due to the choices to cover older works, they're more able than ever to produce intelligent, thoughtful, and informative criticism — while this article maligns their production value as no better than «the average Youtube video,» editing a video review to provide context via clips of the film is a step beyond what the vast majority of populist or even academic film criticism has done in the past, let alone other related films in the genre and in the director's oeuvre for context.

When Rooney Mara was announced as the chosen lead for this film, the choice was met with quite a bit of criticism as well.

Since the writing is so smart and the performances — Hader and Wilson as well as Wiig — so likable, it dodges the obvious criticism that it subscribes to the film industry standard that a gay character must always be unhappy.

These criticisms may not be entirely fair, but ignoring them makes the film feel something like a Hallmark channel movie, meant to make the viewers feel good, even at the risk of over-sensationalizing a topic.

In the whole history of film criticism and analysis there almost certainly hasn't been a film so heavily written about in the vein of how much better it could have been had the studio left it in its author's hands.

Better are an interview book translated from Spanish, Objects of Desire, and a recently published translation of selected writings by Bunuel in both Spanish and French, An Unspeakable Betrayal, which includes his priceless, poetic early film criticism.

Hong Chau seemed like a breakout lock after Downsizing premiered in Venice, but subsequent screenings in Telluride and Toronto have badly dented that film, particularly criticisms that Chau's character is racially problematic — whether not she gives a good performance.

I can appreciate the criticisms leveled here but walking out of the theater after seeing this movie, I felt excited about films again and wonderfully engrossed by this well - told story.

I don't see the point in discussing criticism, which is entirely subjective, and then couching a subjective statement like «Little Fockers isn't a better film than Killing Them Softly» in an objective manner to support what is essentially a subjective argument masquerading as an objective argument.

Among the certainties in the world of film criticism — there will be a series of pieces bemoaning critics» inability to stop a terrible summer film from becoming a blockbuster; Armond White will often stake out a position in opposition to many of his fellow critics; movies about middle - aged men having their mid-life crises sorted out by women well out of their league will always receive mostly kind notices; etc. — there's one that stands above all others.

But enough Intellectual Film Criticism 101, is the film any good?

But when films that the critics don't think are best are declared best by the public and the Oscar brand you invite criticism for a group that supposedly rewards highest achievements in cinema, not just movies the public bought tickets for.

There's a compliment embedded in the criticism that Anderson has gotten so good over the course of just four films, he's become a cliché.

With all these feuds now is as good a time as any to address one of the stranger aspects of film criticism in the post-modern era: the obsessive pursuit of critical consensus.

The extent to which a parent is able to fulfill this obligation is the extent to which The Pagemaster is worthwhile; using this film as an eighty - minute babysitter - cum - opiate negates any possible positive effect conferred by the picture — raising the question, clearly, of how best to approach criticism of the piece.

Yes, film criticism is subjective, and in the interest of good journalism, I must report that many critics I respect are entertained by this movie, and I even believe that Perry will have a successful directing career.

Daily newspaper film criticism at the national level is better and deeper than it was in Corliss» golden age.

The episode also features a clip of Dario's deep discussion about film criticism and contemporary film culture with friend of the podcast Simran Hans, which can be found in full over on our Patreon site for subscribers, as well as Neil's chat with film critic and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt about representation in filmmaking and film criticism alongside as Basic Instinct and erotic thrillers as Leslie is one quarter of the excellent Fatal Attractions podcast.

It received criticism from the likes of Jane Fonda and John Wayne — who in his last public appearance had to present it with it's Best Picture award even though he wasn't fond of the film.

About Prieur I can say a little more, because I own a rather good 1980 collection of his film criticism, Nuits blanches («White Nights»), that includes an essay on «Artaud and the Cinema»; the book's jacket informs me that Prieur was born in Paris in 1951, writes on film and literature, and is — or was — the film critic for La nouvelle revue francaise.

One may as well ask what is the function of film criticism: to guide the prospective viewer into places they might not go on their own, or to confirm for them what they already believe?

Sure, good criticism (whether positive or negative) should encourage you to see a film in new ways you may not have recognized before.

This observation isn't meant as a criticism specific to this film — Get On Up provides good performances and its manipulation of time works well to contrast the various stages of Brown's life in a unique and engaging way.

I've always preferred a generic approach to film criticism; I ask myself how good a movie is of its type.

This gay male gaze did not sit well with many straight Bat - fans, and while Batman & Robin isn't good, I realized in reading up on the film for this podcast that a lot of the criticism against it smacks of homophobia — in general and directed specifically at out director Joel Schumacher.

It might feel personal, but at times it feels as if cinema isn't worth it, that it doesn't matter how much time I spend developing projects, reading criticism, writing it, making some experiments shooting, seeing films... I won't ever be «good» at it.

Opinion is not criticism — and I'm not egotistical enough to believe that my favorite films are also the best films I've seen.

The group can genuinely be said to represent the best of contemporary American film criticism.

Gilderoy also suffers substantially, having to endure Francesco's condescension and criticism as well as Santini's passive - aggressiveness and defensiveness about the artistic merit of the film, which Santini refuses to acknowledge as a horror.

Since more links are only considered a good thing around here, here's Matt Singer's latest Criticwire Survey, asking participants for the best piece of film criticism of 2012.

As the act of transposing images, sounds, feelings into words, sentences, ideas, film criticism is, I would venture, the best school of writing there is — not just critical writing, but writing tout court.

The over-the-top nature of the «Fast and Furious» franchise has always been its greatest asset and its biggest criticism, and there's no better example of that than in some of the gleefully entertaining «Oh my god, I can't believe that just happened» insanity that takes place in the film.

In a recent article on Tarkovsky, Julian Graffy notes that the Russian journal Kinovedcheskie zapiski (Notes in Cinema Analysis) asked 27 critics from around the world to list the twentieth century's 12 best films «from the point of view of history» and «from the point of view of film criticism».

The one crucial criticism I have of the film is that, at well over two hours, it's far too long.

And if the existence of an art form can be determined by the art criticism to which it gives rise, then the best gauge of the cinema's health, today, is the quality of film writing.