We live in the age of the “amateur critic.” Scroll through Twitter, Letterboxd, or TikTok for five minutes, and you’ll find a thousand hot takes. We all have a star-rating system built into our thumbs.
But For the Love of Movies makes a subtle, powerful argument: for the love of movies the story of american film criticism
But then the business model collapsed. Newspapers fired their veteran critics to save money. The documentary shows a montage of empty desks. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Rocky Mountain News. The voices that had spent 30 years learning the history of cinema were replaced by generic wire service roundups or algorithmically generated "what to watch" lists. We live in the age of the “amateur critic
Because the next time you type "This movie slaps" or "This movie sucks," remember: You are participating in a century-old argument. And thanks to the rebels in this documentary, that argument is a sacred one. Newspapers fired their veteran critics to save money
Enter a few stubborn visionaries.
We live in the age of the “amateur critic.” Scroll through Twitter, Letterboxd, or TikTok for five minutes, and you’ll find a thousand hot takes. We all have a star-rating system built into our thumbs.
But For the Love of Movies makes a subtle, powerful argument:
But then the business model collapsed. Newspapers fired their veteran critics to save money. The documentary shows a montage of empty desks. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Rocky Mountain News. The voices that had spent 30 years learning the history of cinema were replaced by generic wire service roundups or algorithmically generated "what to watch" lists.
Because the next time you type "This movie slaps" or "This movie sucks," remember: You are participating in a century-old argument. And thanks to the rebels in this documentary, that argument is a sacred one.
Enter a few stubborn visionaries.