Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) by Alex K — 08 Jul 2013

I Love Movies, 1941's Citizen Kane Is My Favorite Film.

This review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) was written by Alex K on 08 Jul 2013.

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Niki G (136) on 22 May 2012

A lame A&E-style waste of time in general…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Brett A (475) on 06 Mar 2011

Good history with some insight into the critics who rate the movies…

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By Joe Leydon (915) for Variety (12,700) on 21 Jul 2014

For all its attempts to offer an expansive and exhaustive historical account, the [documentary] is riddled with glaring gaps and facile transitions…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 23 Mar 2010

Admittedly I am a sucker for docs about film but this was so interesting I bought the DVD after the showing from the director…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Paul J (1,190) on 14 Oct 2009

Interesting review of the part played by the movie critic…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Jacob M (1,390) on 22 Nov 2014

Nothing groundbreaking, but it is something that's insightful and intriguing…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Ramses C (101) on 04 Jan 2014

Maravilloso documental sobre el oficio (en via de extincion) de ser critico de cine.Excelente…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Bryan L (254) on 08 Mar 2014

Interesting doc that will appeal most to those who either are, or are hoping to one day become, professional film critics…

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Review of For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

By Ryan L (1,187) on 10 Oct 2009

Quite the interesting documentary with a lot of great information on the emergence and evolution of film criticism within our culture…

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