Negative Criticism

Critical Condition: Why Be Negative? Don’t Ask “The New York Times”

If the New York Times can’t make a reasonable case for the need for discrimination rather than salesmanship, we are in real trouble.

Chaim Bruk August 14, 2020 at 6:30 pm on Film Review: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Jews Coddled in Big Sky CountryHarvey, It's always fun to watch someone opine about me and create images in their mind about me, even writing...
Faith Truppi August 14, 2020 at 7:01 am on Film Review: Three Early Classics of Gay Love and DesireLoved reading this and learning more about queer films.
Harvey Blume August 13, 2020 at 7:33 pm on Film Review: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Jews Coddled in Big Sky CountryRubin seems to have read my review hoping it was some other review by some other reviewer, someone more inclined...
Steve Provizer August 13, 2020 at 5:32 pm on Film Review: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” — A Contrarian ViewThanks, Dan. Yes, Mahalia is something else. I will add that, as you reminded me elsewhere, the great Roswell Rudd...
Daniel J Weinstein August 13, 2020 at 3:31 pm on Film Review: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” — A Contrarian ViewGreat writing, Steve, and though I sensed many of these paradoxes, I always just dug the film as it was....