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The Depredations of Roger Ebert

August 22, 2010 - 12:24 am - by Benjamin Kerstein
S. Weasel
2010-08-23 05:37:51

Well, I enjoyed the article very much, Mr Kerstein. I haven’t seen a huge number of Ebert’s reviews, but his observations often struck me as both mean and dumb.

If anything has destroyed movie criticism, though, it’s the usual suspect — the internet. If I want to know if a film is worth seeing — which is the reason most people tune into reviews — I nearly always agree with the aggregate “user” rating more than the professional critic’s.