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Posted 05/29/09 in Vulture

Pink Slips

Jeffrey Lyons Out at WNBC

Jeffrey Lyons, longtime film critic for WNBC and host of the nationally syndicated 'Reel Talk,' has been sacked.

Posted 03/11/09 in Vulture

Debate

Nazi-Sex Novel The Kindly Ones Polarizes Western Civilization

Reactions to the confession of an SS officer, a sort of evil Forrest Gump, who reminisces about sleeping with his twin sister and possibly killing his mother.

Posted 01/05/09 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Vulture’s Critics’ Poll: The Complete Ballots

Complete ballots from all 57 critics participating in our poll, whether they knew it or not.

Posted 01/05/09 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Vulture’s Critics’ Poll: What’s the Worst Movie of 2008?

Vulture checks with 57 of America's top critics to find out.

Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

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

Ranters and Ravers

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 09/29/08 in Vulture

Elvis Lives

Official: Elvis Mitchell Has a Dicey Side

Mitchell has a perfectly good explanation for the $12,000 in cash he has stashed in that cigar box.

Posted 08/22/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Can America’s Film Critics Make Anna Faris a Star?

Can America’s Film Critics Make Anna Faris a Star?

Wait, is she really as good as Lucille Freaking Ball?

Posted 08/20/08 in Vulture

The Projectionist

David Edelstein Remembers Manny Farber

David Edelstein Remembers Manny Farber

Plus, a 1994 profile of Farber the artist.

Posted 08/19/08 in Vulture

The Take

German Producers Put 100,000-Euro Bounty on Reviewers of ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’

German Producers Put 100,000-Euro Bounty on Reviewers of ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’

German critics are rolling up their sleeves to hate on the biggest German-language movie of the year.

Posted 08/14/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Ascetic Recluse Anthony Lane Had No Idea Tom Cruise Is in ‘Tropic Thunder’

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

Ranters and Ravers

‘Step Brothers’ Review Makes Us Worried About Roger Ebert

‘Step Brothers’ Review Makes Us Worried About Roger Ebert

'Sometimes I think I am living in a nightmare.'

Posted 07/24/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

James Wood Objects to Descriptions of His Book But Does Not Deny He Is Raising an Army

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

Ranters and Ravers

Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?

Is ‘New Yorker’ Critic James Wood Creating an Army of Like-minded Young Novelists?

But what will James Wood do with his power???

Posted 07/21/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Ebert and Roeper Leaving ‘Ebert & Roeper’

Ebert and Roeper Leaving ‘Ebert & Roeper’

And Ebert seems to give Disney a thumbs-down.

Posted 07/18/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

‘Space Chimps’: the ‘Times’ Takes a Courageous Stand

‘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

Ranters and Ravers

For Lisa de Moraes’s Sake, Please Don’t Cancel the TV Critics Tour!

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

Ranters and Ravers

Michiko Kakutani Writes Worst-Ever Jacket Copy for ‘The Sister’

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

Ranters and Ravers

French Critics, Even Snootier Than Expected, Pan Cronenberg Opera

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 07/02/08 in Vulture

The Early-Evening News

Great Moments in Movie Marketing: Hellboy vs. God

Great Moments in Movie Marketing: Hellboy vs. God

Plus: Movie critics matter, Harvey's 1996 phone call, and James Lipton.