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  1. listening
    Ice Spice Doesn’t Listen to ‘Hateful’ CommentsShe is open to hearing thoughtful opinions within reason.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. sight and sound? in this economy?
    Jeanne Dielman Tops the 2022 Sight and Sound ‘Greatest Films of All Time’ ListVoters appear to have never seen nor heard of Mamma Mia!
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. good one podcast
    Covering Comedy Is a Window Into the FutureNew York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman discusses his job on this week’s Good One.
    By Jesse David Fox
  4. obits
    Stanley Crouch, Influential Jazz Critic and Cultural Commentator, Dead at 74He was an advocate for traditional jazz.
    By Justin Curto
  5. remembrances
    “Honey, you shouldn’t be showing that to anyone:” Why Pauline Kael Was My CriticHer writing always seemed like a journey, an elevated form of thinking out loud.
    By David Edelstein
  6. and the consensus is…
    You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry: The First Reactions to Avengers: Endgame Are InGet ready for a three-hour thrill ride.
    By Devon Ivie
  7. first man
    Venice Is Over the Moon for Damien Chazelle’s First ManCritics say the Neil Armstrong biopic is a giant leap for the young director.
    By Nate Jones
  8. encounter
    Talking Instagram, Trump, and Old New York With Michiko KakutaniFor three decades, hers was the most influential voice in publishing. With the release of The Death of Truth, she now finds herself being reviewed.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  9. telling it like it is
    Meet Diet Prada, Fierce Fashion Critics for an Instagram AgeAnonymity and no advertisers allows this account to call out every brand for copying.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  10. job shuffles
    Controversial Dallas Restaurant Critic Resigns to Join Restaurant GroupLocal meat chef John Tesar once got a group of chefs to ban her from their businesses.
    By Chris Crowley
  11. criticism
    Comedy vs. CriticismOn the uneasy relationship between comedy and its critics.
    By Hershal Pandya
  12. art and design 2017
    22 Artists, Critics, and Curators on What Makes Protest Art SuccessfulWe asked what works they’d found most powerful in the current climate — and what works from the past they felt inspiring in new ways.
    By Rachel Corbett
  13. food fight
    Fed-Up Chef Challenges Local Critics to Actually Cook Something for the PublicHe’s inviting them to prepare a three-course meal for a panel of judges.
    By Chris Crowley
  14. How Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Reflected Black Lives Matter Music critic Greg Tate talks Prince, changing definitions of R&B, and more.
    By Andy Battaglia
  15. fall preview 2016
    What Vulture’s Critics Are Most Excited for This FallTheir top five picks for the season.
    By David Edelstein, Matt Zoller Seitz, and Craig Jenkins
  16. critics
    Suicide Squad Cast Defends Film From Bad Reviews“I just don’t think they like superhero movies.”
    By Nate Jones
  17. critics
    Megyn Kelly Too Busy Trying to Sell Books to Listen to Trump-Interview CriticsViewers just really wanted to see Kelly throw down.
    By Hilary Weaver
  18. movie critics
    Hollywood Bad-Boy Jesse Eisenberg Trolls Critics in New Yorker Piece“Based on an idea that I poorly executed in grad school.”
    By Nate Jones
  19. critics
    Pierce Brosnan Didn’t Even Like SpectreBrosnan was neither shaken nor stirred by the film.
    By Ira Madison III
  20. gender imbalance
    Meryl Streep Wants Way More Women Film CriticsAs she admits, she went “deep.”
    By Dee Lockett
  21. fall preview 2015
    What Our Critics Are Really Looking Forward to This FallTheir top five picks for the season.
    By Justin Davidson, David Edelstein, and Jesse Green
  22. The ‘Washington Post’ Opinion Writer Who Claimed Amy Schumer Was Racist […]In case you missed it, The Washington Post ran an article earlier this week called “Don’t believe her defenders. Amy Schumer’s jokes are […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. Here’s What the Critics Are Saying About ‘Welcome to Me’ Starring Kristen […]Kristen Wiig’s latest film Welcome to Me hits theaters today, and so far the reviews are pretty mixed. Currently at 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. Critics Are Having a Lot of Fun Destroying ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 hits theaters today, and as you might’ve guessed, it’s not getting the warmest reception from critics. Currently holding […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Address ‘Get Hard’ Critical Backlash: ‘Funny […]“If you’re disturbed by white-collar crime, but not quite as disturbed as you are by gay sex, then congratulations: You might possess just the […]
    By Megh Wright
  26. Tituss Burgess on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Critics: ‘If People Aren’t […]It’s only been a week since Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s new show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt premiered on Netflix, but the internet is already […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. review roundup
    American Hustle Review Roundup: Christian Bale’s Hair“There is so much hair … “
    By E. Alex Jung
  28. review roundup
    Inside Llewyn Davis Review Roundup: The Critics Are Crazy for That Cat“The chilled-out tabby … immediately secures its place as a seminal character in the Coen brothers’ universe.”
    By Anna Silman
  29. Interviews
    Daniel Boulud on Twenty Years of Daniel, His New Book, and That Three-Star“Twenty-five years in New York. I keep my course.
    By Hugh Merwin
  30. obits
    Film Critic Stanley Kauffmann Dead at 97He wrote for The New Republic for over 50 years.
    By Margaret Lyons
  31. Blah Blah Blah
    Everything Ever Written About ABC Cocina’s Spring-Pea GuacamoleRobert Sietsema’s not a fan.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  32. The Other Critics
    Times-Picayune Rehires Brett Anderson As Restaurant CriticThe food critic starts again in September.
    By Hugh Merwin
  33. Lists
    How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ List Changed the Way EliteTop chefs around the globe now must cater to World’s 50 Best voters as much as anyone else.
    By Alan Sytsma
  34. Balthazanomics
    Keith McNally Responds After Critic Slams Balthazar LondonOh snap.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  35. critics
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Isn’t That Impressed by GirlsHe wrote a review.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  36. Critics
    Skewering the Reviewer Who Reviewed His Tablemates at ElizabethCriticizing the critics.
    By Michael Gebert
  37. critics
    Roger Ebert Reviewed More Films This Year Than EverMore than 300. And Argo’s his favorite.
    By Zach Dionne
  38. majority opinions
    What the Critics Are Saying About The Hobbit’s High Frame Rate“It looks like Jehovah’s Witness art.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. year in culture 2012
    Critics’ Roundtable: What Was the Cultural Event of 2012?And four other equally pertinent questions.
  40. Burn Sauce
    Weak Sauce: Restaurant Critics Endure Fairly Boring Death Threats“Fieri dumped a 500-seat tourist shakedown apparatus in the middle of Times Square.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  41. Quote of the Day
    Stiffed Waiters, in More Ways Than OneYour server for the evening will be the first one to be fired after your bad review.
    By Hugh Merwin
  42. The Other Critics
    James Beard Winner Brad A Johnson Moves to OC Register
    By Tony Chen
  43. omissions
    What’s Missing From The Casual Vacancy?Magic, Dumbledore, and really any Harry Potter references at all.
    By Chris Cohen
  44. Siskel and Ebert: Film Criticism’s Most Underrated Comedy DuoIn 1993, Al Jean and Mike Reiss left their position as showrunners of The Simpsons.  Over four seasons, they helped transform the cartoon from […]
    By Stephen Winchell
  45. Big Wimp’n
    Do American Restaurant Critics Need Bigger Balls?Our critics lack cojones.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  46. Relaunches
    Restaurant Girl Gets a MakeoverDanyelle Freeman’s site relaunches.
    By Hugh Merwin
  47. Quote of the Day
    Do Bad Restaurant Reviews Really Make Readers Feel Good?Depends on who’s reading.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  48. Roger Ebert Won’t Dignify Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie With a ReviewRoger Ebert did not enjoy Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. To be more specific, he hated it so much that he abandoned his synopsis halfway […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  49. The Ten Most-Hated Rotten Tomatoes 0% ComediesThere’s something special about having a 0% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Like Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, for instance. What that 0% […]
    By Joshua Kurp
  50. Critics
    Lupa Loses Some Asimov LoveIt wasn’t so perfect this time around.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
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