The Critic Experience: Two Movies About Reviewers

Interview: James Toback, director of "Tyson"

Two more dead end trends: Are space aliens taking jobs away from earthling movie premises?

3 Comments

• moritheil said:

  That's really a confusing argument.  It's true that in the movie Kenny doesn't keep his end of the bargain, but fundamentally the ethical code he has broken is not the code of the critic, but rather the code of the shill.  To criticize him for having second thoughts about the matter is to imply that the role of critics can rise no higher than that of paid shills.

  April 28, 2009 10:19 PM

• Peter Keough said:

  My argument is that Soderbergh depicts the critic as the john that doesn't pay for satisfaction, but acts as a parasite with false pretensions and gets a freebie from the Hollywood whore. In reality, though, the critics are more often the prostitutes, eager to deliver the goods (such as they are) for whatever Hollywood is willing to exchange for them. Ideally, the critic would be above such temptation and corruption and deliver his or her criticism based only on their own taste and understanding and knowledge of the medium without such ulterior motives. But such criticism seems to be a commodity not so highly regarded these days.

  Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the comment.

  April 29, 2009 1:16 PM

• curieux said:

  Movies often portray sex-workers, but their customers remain well hidden – faceless and nameless. "As a filmmaker, I simply wanted to reveal what is hidden - the john". So says Pietrobruno – the director of GFE: GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE. An entertaining peek into the world of prostitution from the client’s point of view, Pietrobruno’s GFE: GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE follows a man obsessed with prostitutes who discovers that love is a lot more expensive than sex.

  July 3, 2009 1:32 AM

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