Players: A.O. Scott, The New York Times' chief movie reviewer who wasn't quite a fan of The Avengers; Samuel L. Jackson, actor in The Avengers, who isn't quite a fan of A.O. Scott
Call it brash independence, a unique way of seeing, or simple cantankerousness, but it's often struck us while reading film reviews that some critics enjoy going against the grain. We crunched some numbers to crown America's most cantankerous film critic.
The people who made The Lorax are probably in need of a hug right now. But if there's anything to be gained from a hate-filled review, it's the pleasure of reading it.
The latest debate amongst internet TV nerds is a'raging about whether the big beautiful serialized show format kind of ruined TV. But for me? I take one thing away from all of this: We really need to stop taking TV so damn seriously.
"Neither past nor present fandom can blunt my ear to things I don’t like"
Peter Manso is unhappy with Dwight Garner's takedown piece
Transformers is bad. Could critics eviscerate it with a little more relish, please?
A new iteration of the Judd Apatow brand, the movie may be this summer's first blockbuster
Critics are resigned to say the film is fine "for what it is"
Two weeks in, new police procedural is already provoking strong feelings
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