With the summer movie season nearing, here are some helpful sites to findout whether or not the latest release will be worth your time and money.
http://www.rogerebert.suntimes.com
It has been said that Robert Ebert has seen every single movie released domestically in the United States since the 1960s. Though the Chicago Sun Times print and online publication claims Ebert’s reviews, they are syndicated in nearly 200 other publications. With an estimated 10,000 reviews written in his lifetime, it’s a safe bet that this guy will tell you if a film is really worth $8.50.
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie
Rolling Stone magazine has always had their finger on the pulse of pop culture so one should expect nothing less from their longtime film Critic Peter Travers. Since joining Rolling Stone in 1989, Travers has written in layman’s terms and never, ever leaves out his opinion. Trust me, he has plenty.
http://www.reelviews.net/movies
When a film critic receives anywhere from 70,000 to 80,000 hits to his review website is a fairly good indicator that his opinion shouldn’t be taken lightly. James Berardnelli has over 3,300 film reviews to his name, averaging about 300 reviews a year in 1996. Berardnelli has also contributed to other reviews website like Rotten Tomatoes.
http://www.villagevoice.com/films
Along with being The Village Voice’slong standing film critic, J. Hoberman has also penned several books concerning cinema culture. Hoberman also contributes regularly to the New York Times and Film Comment magazine. And to add the other reasons to take note of this guy’s reviews, Hoberman also honored with the Mel Novikoff Award in 2008 given to an individual who furthers the publics’ knowledge of the cinematic world.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews
Being one of only six women on the Los Angeles Film Critic Association, Claudia Puig is being some girl power into a male dominated field of critics. Puig has over 1,100 reviews to her name written for USA Todaynewspaper. Not only does Puig’s female perspective set her apart from the rest but unlike most film critics she has said that one her personal favorite is Zoolander.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/critic-reviews.
After 21 good years serving as the Washington Post’s film critic, Desson Thomson has had plenty of time to rack up nearly 2,400 reviews. Thomas is known for his love for foreign and indie flicks and a slight distaste for the typical “Hollywood” films. It was said that Thomson declared that he couldn’t stand to reviews 1998’s Lethal Weapon 4 and said he wanted to switch to reporting for the Postinstead. So if you’re a fan of the exotic foreign films or unique indies, Desson Thomson is your man.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/
Being Los Angeles Timesfilm critic from close to two decades, Kenneth Turan has put on exactly 1,452 reviews to date. Impressive, right? Well, Turan doesn’t stop there. Along with being a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics Turan has also served as a critic for E!Entertainment and for radio programs like Morning Edition and National Public Radio.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-1267
It’s not very often one comes across a film critic who has won a Pulitzer Prize to writing his very own opinion. It’s safe to say that considering Stephan Hunter received his Pulitzer for Criticism in 2003 he established that he should be taken pretty seriously. Hunter has written for several publications like Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post. And if you needed one more reason to read the guy’s reviews: He’s a Missouri boy born in Kansas City.
Spinning of the always sarcastic, yet humorous magazine The Onion, The A.V. Club would be called an entertainment magazine as well as website brimming with films, music, books, DVDs, comics, etc. Though funny and witty like its “parent publication”, The A.V. Club’s film reviews are good stuff but the writers happen to add just a little more spice to their content.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
The Rotten Tomatoes website could easily be considered a pop culture lover’s dream come true. The site is the mecca of all film reviews. It’s like your one-stop shop for complied film reviews since the site launched in August of 1998. But not only does Rotten Tomatoes give you access to all major critics’ reviews, there are only open discussion forums with thousands of post from self proclaimed “movie buffs”.
