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All Posts Tagged: ‘critics’

Posted 5/ 9/08

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Beef

Verdi-vs.-Shakespeare Beef Not As Hard-core As We Hoped

Tags: classical and dance, critics, macbeth, opera, shakespeare, theater, verdi

Posted 5/ 2/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Laura Linney Cast Aside in ‘Times’ Review of ‘Les Liaisons’

Tags: ben brantley, ben daniels, critics, laura linney, les liaisons dangereuses, theater

Posted 5/ 2/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Why Critics Want Grand Theft Auto IV to Be the ‘Godfather’ of Video Games

Tags: critics, grand theft auto iv, gtaiv, video games

Posted 5/ 1/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Times’ Review of Augusten Burroughs’ Memoir Basically Recommends James Frey’s Novel

Tags: a wolf at the table, augusten burroughs, books, bright shiny morning, critics, james frey, janet maslin

Posted 4/28/08

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Countdown

Grand Theft Auto vs. ‘Iron Man’: GTA Strikes the Week's First Blow

Tags: critics, grand theft auto iv, iron man, movies, video games

Posted 4/28/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Did Heath Ledger Really Slag Off Philip Seymour Hoffman? The ‘Times’ Says So!

Tags: books, critics, heath ledger, leon wieseltier, martin amis, movies, new york times book review, philip seymour hoffman, the second plane

Posted 4/25/08

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What's the Lead Review in the ‘Times’: ‘Harold & Kumar’ or Errol Morris?

Tags: critics, errol morris, harold and kumar escape from guantanamo bay, movies, new york times, standard operating procedure

Posted 4/21/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Bring Back ‘Moose Murders’!

Tags: critics, frank rich, john simon, moose murders, theater

Posted 4/ 9/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Observer’ Critic Compares Keith Gessen to Two Authors She Hasn't Read

Tags: alexandra jacobs, all the young literary men, books, critics, keith gessen, observer review of books, the observer

Posted 4/ 8/08

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Ranters and Ravers

The Critic Is Dead, Says Critic

Tags: critics, movies

Posted 4/ 7/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Joan Acocella Reviews ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

Tags: abc, classical and dance, critics, dance, dancing with the stars, joan acocella, the new yorker, tv

Posted 4/ 4/08

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The Best Part

Takashi Murakami's Art Is Really Hard to Describe

Tags: art, brooklyn museum, critics, roberta smith, takashi murakami

Posted 3/28/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘21’ Proves You Can Judge a Movie by Its Trailer

Tags: 21, christopher orr, critics, movies, the new republic, trailers

Posted 3/28/08

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Gypsy’: Ben Brantley Eats His Hat

Tags: ben brantley, critics, gypsy, new york times, patti lupone, theater

Posted 3/27/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Throwing Up Hands, Critic Reviews ‘21’ Based Solely on Its Trailer

Tags: 21, christopher orr, critics, movies, the new republic, trailers

Posted 3/14/08

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Ranters and Ravers

The New York Critics Sharpen Their Knives for ‘Funny Games’

Tags: a.o. scott, anthony lane, critics, david edelstein, funny games, j. hoberman, michael haneke, movies

Posted 2/14/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Once-Grumpy A.O. Scott Finds Love With ‘Definitely, Maybe’

Tags: a.o. scott, critics, definitely maybe, movies, new york times

Posted 2/ 7/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Someone Forgot to Tell Janet Maslin That the ‘Times’ Loves Charles Bock

Tags: beautiful children, books, charles bock, charles mcgrath, critics, janet maslin, jynne martin, liesl schillinger, new york times, new york times book review, new york times magazine, random house

Posted 2/ 4/08

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Ranters and Ravers

A.O. Scott Is Still Grumpy About ‘Over Her Dead Body’

Tags: a.o. scott, critics, fool's gold, kate hudson, matthew mcconaughey, movies, new york times, over her dead body

Posted 2/ 1/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Video-Game Critics Now As Powerless As Movie Critics

Tags: bioshock, critics, seth schiesel, video games

Posted 2/ 1/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Pity Poor A.O. Scott As the Dog Days of February Arrive

Tags: a.o. scott, critics, movies, new york times, over her dead body

Posted 1/25/08

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Ranters and Ravers

Critics Declare ‘4 Months’ the Last Word in the Shmashmortion Debate

Tags: 4 months 3 weeks and 2 days, abortion, cristian mungiu, critics, j. hoberman, juno, knocked up, manohla dargis, movies

Posted 1/14/08

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Kudos

Congratulations to ‘New York’ Book Critic Sam Anderson!

Tags: books, critics, national book critics circle, sam anderson

Posted 1/10/08

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Blurb Patrol

‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ Gets the Blurbiest Blurb That Ever Blurbed

Tags: critics, david denby, movies, new yorker, the diving bell and the butterfly

Posted 1/ 3/08

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The List

Vulture's Critics' Poll: What Was the Worst Movie of 2007?

Tags: 300, because i said so, critics, evan almighty, Hostel 2, i now pronounce you chuck and larry, license to wed, movies, norbit, pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, southland tales, the bucket list, the number 23

Posted 1/ 3/08

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Ranters and Ravers

America's Best Book Critic: Your Mom

Tags: best american comics 2007, books, chris ware, comics, critics, houghton mifflin, ivan brunetti, laura hudson, laura hudson's mom, moms

Posted 12/21/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Matt Zoller Seitz Can't Take the Pressure

Tags: critics, matt zoller seitz, movies, national treasure: book of secrets, new york times

Posted 12/11/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Film Critics Aren't Snooty Enough, Says Scott Foundas

Tags: critics, los angeles film critics association, movies, no country for old men, scott foundas, there will be blood

Posted 12/11/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Film Critics Are Too Snooty, Says Richard Corliss

Tags: critics, movies, new york film critics circle, no country for old men, oscars, richard corliss

Posted 12/10/07

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The Take

Christian Tomatoes: Faith-Based Critics Take on ‘The Golden Compass’

Tags: critics, movies, the golden compass

Posted 12/10/07

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Kudos

‘There Will Be Blood’ Wins L.A. Film Critics; Which New York Wave Director Will Sweep the NYFCA?

Tags: coen brothers, critics, daniel day-lewis, julian schnabel, movies, no country for old men, paul thomas anderson, scott rudin, the diving bell and the butterfly, there will be blood

Posted 12/ 4/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Ben Brantley Gives Aaron Sorkin the Most Patronizing Review Ever?

Tags: aaron sorkin, ben brantley, critics, new york times, the farnsworth invention, theater

Posted 10/26/07

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Blurb Patrol

America's Movie Critics Hold Their Noses and Compliment Dane Cook

Tags: critics, dan in real life, dane cook, movies, peter hedges

Posted 10/25/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Please Do Not Approach Charles Isherwood

Tags: charles isherwood, critics, fuerzabruta, new york times, theater

Posted 10/23/07

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In the Magazine

‘The Ritz’ Isn't Much Better Than It Was in 1975

Tags: critics, john simon, terrence mcnally, the ritz, theater

Posted 10/ 3/07

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Daily Intel

Herbert Muschamp Dies at 59

Tags: architecture, art, critics, herbert duschamp, new york times, obits

Posted 10/ 1/07

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Ranters and Ravers

The ‘Post’ Hops on the Philip Roth Critical Band-wang-on

Tags: books, critics, exit ghost, new york post, philip roth

Posted 9/26/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Roger Ebert and Joe Morgenstern Will Help You Fix Your Aspect Ratio

Tags: critics, joe morgenstern, movies, pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, roger ebert, tv

Posted 9/24/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Alessandra Stanley's Daughter Summarizes Alessandra Stanley

Tags: alessandra stanley, critics, new york times, tv

Posted 9/21/07

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Apropos of Nothing

No Matter Who He Plays in ‘Lear,’ Ian McKellen Gets His Kit Off

Tags: bam, critics, famous wangs, ian mckellen, john simon, king lear, season of the wang, theater

Posted 9/14/07

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Ranters and Ravers

John Simon Belittles Ian McKellen's Junk … Again?

Tags: bam, critics, famous wangs, ian mckellen, john simon, king lear, season of the wang, theater

Posted 9/14/07

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Ranters and Ravers

‘The Brave One’: A.O. Scott Gets His Sense of Humor Back!

Tags: a.o. scott, critics, movies, new york times, the brave one, the simpsons

Posted 9/12/07

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Ranters and Ravers

After Internal Investigation, Washington ‘Post’ Admits Pulitzer Prize Winner Stephen Hunter Liked ‘License to Wed’

Tags: critics, license to wed, movies, pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, washington post

Posted 9/10/07

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The Take

Ang Lee's Critically Panned ‘Lust, Caution’ Wins in Venice. Is It This Year's ‘Marie Antoinette’?

Tags: ang lee, critics, lust caution, marie antoinette, movies, venice film festival

Posted 8/13/07

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Harry Potter‘: Finally, Out-of-Touch 60-Year-Olds Weigh In!

Tags: christopher hitchens, critics, entertainment weekly, harry potter and the deathly hallows, new york times book review, stephen king

Posted 8/10/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Today in Book-Critic Obsolescence: Amazon.com Empowers the Unwashed Masses

Tags: amazon.com, books, critics, joshua cohen

Posted 8/ 8/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Pulitzer Prize Winner Stephen Hunter: Our Nation's Shame

Tags: critics, movies, pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, washington post

Posted 8/ 2/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Defending Brett Ratner

Tags: brett ratner, critics, james toback, la weekly, movies, nikki finke, rush hour 3, scott foundas

Posted 7/23/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Is the New ‘Seussical’ Really an Improvement Over the Old?

Tags: critics, lynn ahrens, new york times, seussical, stephen flaherty, theater

Posted 7/19/07

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Countdown

A Talmudic Reading of Michiko's ‘Harry Potter’ Review

Tags: books, critics, harry potter and the deathly hallows, j.k. rowling, michiko kakutani

Posted 7/ 5/07

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Ranters and Ravers

The Outlier: The One Critic Who Liked ‘License to Wed’

Tags: critics, john krasinski, license to wed, mandy moore, movies, robin williams, warner brothers

Posted 7/ 3/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Is ‘Transformers’ Better Than Sex?

Tags: critics, michael bay, movies, transformers

Posted 7/ 2/07

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Ranters and Ravers

‘New England White’: Mystery Plus the Kitchen Sink

Tags: books, critics, knopf, new england white, stephen l. carter

Posted 6/29/07

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Ratatouille’: Impersonal Entertainment Machine or Deeply Felt Aesthetic Manifesto?

Tags: brad bird, critics, disney, movies, pixar, ratatouille

Posted 6/22/07

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The Take

AFI 100 List Takes ‘Manhattan.’ And Shoves It.

Tags: afi 100, critics, movies

Posted 6/20/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Fearless Couch Potato: Pearl Should Have Stayed Home

Tags: a mighty heart, angelina jolie, critics, daniel pearl, mariane pearl, movies, rex reed

Posted 6/18/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Book Critics: Tina Brown Totally Looks Like Di

Tags: books, critics, princess diana, tina brown

Posted 6/15/07

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News Reel

‘Fantastic Four’ Director Wishes He Had a Better Cast

Tags: critics, fantastic four, movies, spider-man 3, tim story

Posted 6/ 8/07

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Ranters and Ravers

‘Ocean's Thirteen’ Makes Film Critics Fashion Editors for a Day

Tags: brad pitt, critics, george clooney, movies, ocean's whatever, sexy

Posted 6/ 7/07

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Ranters and Ravers

For Ian McEwan's Wordy Critics, Shorter Is Better

Tags: books, critics, ian mcewan, michiko kakutani

Posted 6/ 5/07

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News Reel

The Book Expo Top Ten: Madeleines, Buddakan, and Rosie O'Donnell

Tags: algonquin books, ben karlin, book expo, books, brock clarke, carlin romano, critics, dan halpern, ecco press, harpercollins, heidi julavits, houghton mifflin, jonah lehrer, proust was a neuroscientist, rosie o'donnell, swag, the arsonist's guide to writers' homes in new england, the believer

Posted 5/30/07

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Ranters and Ravers

Did Someone Actually Call ‘Fantastic 4’ Stunning?

Tags: critics, fantastic four, movies

Posted 4/26/07

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The Take

Misleading Critical Blurbs Soon to Be a Crime in England

Tags: benjamin kunkel, critics, david merrick, england, indecision, scott rudin, the year of magical thinking, theater

 

 

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