In an essay for The Hollywood Reporter, the legendary director lauded the film while also taking aim at the state of
modern film criticism, particularly that pesky Rotten Tomatoes.
These bite - sized excuses for
modern film criticism are created by people who presume they're being insightful, which is far from the truth.
After a brief, bonding conversation about the sorry state of
modern film criticism (fed by the sorry state of modern major - daily entertainment editors) and the lack of a critical tradition in the United States in comparison to Europe, we moved on to Suture.
ANDRE BAZIN By Dudley Andrew The founding father of
modern film criticism continues to make waves
It's high time all you «big - shot reviewers» learned that personal opinions have no place in
modern film criticism.
Not exact matches
Telling its story of friendship and love amongst the artists, junkies, and HIV - infected population of an East Village slum area, this remake into a
film has been criticised for being irrelevant to
modern society, a
criticism that is only partly fair.
But it speaks to this still nascent anti-spoiler culture of cinema - going that is part of the
modern undermining of
film criticism, which, when done right, opens the minds of the audience to
films that don't necessarily fit audience expectations.