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From: LFeinberg.es@XEROX.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: RE: Critics
Message-ID: <12742@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 12:49:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 23 12:49:57 1984
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In the Los Angeles area, there is only one cinema reviewer whose views I
respect.  This is Peter Reiner, who appears regularly in the L.A. Herald
Examiner (a Hearst newspaper).  Despite the Examiner's low-brow image,
Mr. Reiner consistanly demonstrates an intelligent understanding of the
works he reviews. 

For me, however, there is nothing like watching "At The Movies" or
"Sneak Previews". These two T.V. shows feature clips from various
current movies, along with disscusion by two critics.  Regardless of
what the critics say, I can judge for myself when I get to see a couple
of scenes.

(And it's unanimous: the critics on "Sneak Previews" these days are
awful.  Here's why:  They don't give us their true reactions to the
movie.  They give a review from the viewpoint of the persona they would
like to project.  This is especially true of the younger one.) 

Lawrence <LFeinberg.es>