Thin-Slicing Malcolm Gladwell’s Critics
Every critic wants to be Malcolm Gladwell. We thin-slice his critics into the following categories: Prigs, Wannabes, Accountants, and Haters.
Posted 11/10/08 in Vulture
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The ‘Times’ Public Editor Plays Theater Critic
Since when is a critic obligated to frame his review in such a way that it's unobjectionable to anti-gay interest groups?
Posted 08/22/08 in Vulture
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Can America’s Film Critics Make Anna Faris a Star?
Wait, is she really as good as Lucille Freaking Ball?
Posted 08/14/08 in Vulture
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Ascetic Recluse Anthony Lane Had No Idea Tom Cruise Is in ‘Tropic Thunder’
'I suspect that there will be gasps during the end credits.' Wha?
Posted 07/25/08 in Vulture
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‘Step Brothers’ Review Makes Us Worried About Roger Ebert
'Sometimes I think I am living in a nightmare.'
Posted 07/24/08 in Vulture
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James Wood Objects to Descriptions of His Book But Does Not Deny He Is Raising an Army
The 'New Yorker' critic comments on our claims that his army will soon take over New York.
Posted 07/23/08 in Vulture
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Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?
But what will James Wood do with his power???
Posted 07/18/08 in Vulture
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‘Space Chimps’: the ‘Times’ Takes a Courageous Stand
We still don't want to see 'Space Chimps,' but we do want to see Neil Genzlinger write more movie reviews!
Posted 07/11/08 in Vulture
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For Lisa de Moraes’s Sake, Please Don’t Cancel the TV Critics Tour!
The annual junket might be useless, but it provides the Washington 'Post''s sharpest critic with a big, fat target.
Posted 07/08/08 in Vulture
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Michiko Kakutani Writes Worst-Ever Jacket Copy for ‘The Sister’
A first-time novelist gets a Donna Tartt comparison, but Knopf publicists are likely slapping their foreheads nonetheless.
Posted 07/07/08 in Vulture
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French Critics, Even Snootier Than Expected, Pan Cronenberg Opera
We assumed critics would take to 'The Fly' like flies to ... you know. We were wrong.
Posted 06/13/08 in Vulture
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Manohla Dargis, Ever the Contrarian, Is About the Only One Who Likes ‘The Happening’
Finally, Manohla Dargis finds a summer movie to love! Well, not hate so much.
Posted 06/09/08 in Vulture
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Rushdie, Burroughs, Palahniuk: Whose ‘TBR’ Review Was the Worst?
It was a busy week, apparently, for whichever intern is in charge of hatchet-sharpening duties at the 'Times Book Review.'
Posted 06/04/08 in Vulture
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Is Anthony Lane's ‘SATC’ Review Really Sexist?
It is according to Jezebel, and to a whole lot of the site's commenters.
Posted 05/02/08 in Vulture
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Laura Linney Cast Aside in ‘Times’ Review of ‘Les Liaisons’
Ben Brantley declares Ben Daniels the star of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' much to our surprise.
Posted 05/02/08 in Vulture
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Why Critics Want Grand Theft Auto IV to Be the ‘Godfather’ of Video Games
For years, the producers at Rockstar Games have told anyone in earshot that they don't just want cash: They want respect. And now they're getting it.
Posted 05/01/08 in Vulture
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‘Times’ Review of Augusten Burroughs’ Memoir Basically Recommends James Frey’s Novel
"There is a new kind of suspense in the air. It involves Mr. Burroughs’s literary future."
Posted 04/28/08 in Vulture
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Did Heath Ledger Really Slag Off Philip Seymour Hoffman? The ‘Times’ Says So!
The 'Times Book Review' includes a highly questionable quotation purported to be from Heath Ledger. Vulture calls B.S.
Posted 04/25/08 in Vulture
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What's the Lead Review in the ‘Times’: ‘Harold & Kumar’ or Errol Morris?
The serious Abu Ghraib documentary or the stoner Guantánamo comedy?
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