Week 2: Critics

The three critics that I enjoy the most are Roger Ebert, Elvis Mitchell, and Peter Travers. Eberts is probably one of the most famous critics out there. I've actually started reading his critics since last summer when I took a different criticism class. Ever since then I have started to follow him more closely because like a good critic, he describes the flaws in films that I would have never known if he didn't bring it up. He would also describe the deeper meaning of the movie and what the film is actually trying to pertray which I just feel not a lot of critics do. I also like Elvis Mitchell becuase he seems like a smart man who knows what he is writing about. From what I recall, he has worked with several different newspapers in the past and is now writing  commentaries for films which I actually enjoy reading from time to time. The last person I picked was Peter Travers. I know of him because he writes for "Rolling Stone." He is also a film critic who I find very trustworthy. You can read about his critics in the magazine or if you're like me, you can watch his  videos on the rolling stones website. I actually find myself agreeing with him more often than not but unlike Ebert, he doesn't seem to be focused on the deeper meaning of films but rather he just depicts if a movie is enjoyable or not. However, if you watch his videos or read his articals, you can tell he is a very smart man and knows what he is talking about.

 I don't always follow up on what theses guys are writing because I don't always have time for it but when I'm about to go see a movie, I like to check one of these three critics to see if the film is even worth going to. If I had to suggest just one, I would tell you to go look at Ebert's stuff. As I stated before, he is one of the most popular critics out there and defintaly knows how to write a critic.