tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273264.post8256184069630407737..comments2008-05-12T08:43:37.072-07:00Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08448401616156887602noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273264.post-21160968149025711222008-05-12T08:43:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:43:00.000-07:00It is one thing to argue that much movie, or for that matter books, music, etc., criticism is very bad today. I tend to agree with that. It is another to argue that it's bad because you don't like the films, etc., that people like or vice versa. I tend to dislike Ebert not so much for his taste as that he promoted the go to see it or not mentality of criticism. I believe that criticism should engage art, not tell people what to buy, view, etc. There is a way to comment about art even when you don't like it that can leave much of the discretion as to whether to partake of it to the reader, etc. Art as consumer activity, which I agree it partly is, doesn't interest me that much.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14493535232127084725noreply@blogger.com