Duke News
A study by three professors found that many film critics, faced with far too many movies to write about, tend to avoid writing reviews of bad films that they’ve seen. "At the same time, a few critics, faced with the same overwhelming choice, tend to avoid reviewing good movies that they’ve watched," says the profs' release. They also found that critics
Roger Ebert (Sun-Times),
Jack Mathews (NYDN),
Mark Caro (Chicago Tribune) and
Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today) provide the most information about poorer movies. At the other end of the spectrum,
David Ansen (Newsweek),
Kenneth Turan (LAT),
Manohla Dargis (NYT),
J. Hoberman (Village Voice) and
Mike Clark (USA Today) supply the most information about the finer films. What do you have to
say [e-mail link] about this, critics?
