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criticism

Aug
06
A woman with the top half of her head painted silver hides behind a metal cross. Fire billows around her.

What if it's supposed to be bad?

Artists make choices. What if those choices are intentionally off-putting?
7 min read
Dec
20
Michael Caine (in nightcap) joins several Muppets on the Muppet Christmas Carol set.

December mailbag!

12 min read
Sep
20
The many actors and people involved in Shogun stand on the purple-hued Emmy stage in their finery.

September mailbag

11 min read
Jun
28
A wall of televisions, all tuned to the same thing, showing a huddle of people.

When should you write that "This show isn't that good" take?

6 min read
May
22
Margot Robbie, in a red dress, rides atop a throng of people, borne up by their hands, at a massive party.

The difference between creation and criticism

It's not what you think!
5 min read
Aug
23
J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, stares into the camera while smoking in this black-and-white image.

What we discourse about when we discourse about Barbenheimer

The discourses around Barbie and Oppenheimer have followed very similar patterns.
8 min read
Aug
09
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore (in a Steelers jersey) watch some TV on the couch in This Is Us.

You are not smarter than the art you critique

Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.
8 min read