Are Film Critics a Dying Breed? (early access)
Added 2023-10-23 19:17:54 +0000 UTCSOURCES:
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Comments
wow, great work, and I'm glad you found a hopeful note to end on. :) as a former failed youtube amateur film analyst (oof) my observation would be that the audience/critic relationship of this era seems to be about confirmation bias, and little else. And I'm as guilty of it as the next (the first video of yours I saw was on the fall of Tim Burton and I thought 'ah someone I can agree with', lol). Personally I feel like film and criticism go thru these more or less decade long cycles between the elevation of fantasy or realism. After 9/11 the needle swung hard over to fantasy for an irritatingly extended run, and I'm hoping the 2020s will see a return to powerful social critiques and ballsy taboo busting. Fingers crossed.
R.W. Scott
2023-10-23 21:27:21 +0000 UTCexcellent as usual!
Tim Livingston
2023-10-23 20:30:39 +0000 UTC
