It's kind of interesting, there are all sorts of well-known and respected young-ish (let's say, liberally, under 50) music writers, but to my knowledge no equivalent for film writing. For some reason I thought Manohla Dargis was young, but she's almost 60 (same as Lane). AO Scott is in his mid-50s. Brody, fwiw, is 72.― Josh in Chicago, Monday, January 4, 2021 11:08 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Get @filmcrithulk the New Yorker gig
― is right unfortunately (silby), Monday, January 4, 2021 11:29 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
I love Brody. He’s a reasonably good guide for me, tho has a higher tolerance for twee aesthetics than I do
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Monday, January 4, 2021 11:39 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Same. Our sensibilities align even when we disagree.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, January 4, 2021 11:47 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
A few youngish film writers working for top publications:
K. Austin Collins (Rolling Stone), Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair), Alissa Wilkinson (Vox), Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture), Alison Willmore (BuzzFeed), Justin Chang (L.A. Times)
― jaymc, Monday, January 4, 2021 11:48 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Also, Hunter Harris isn't a film critic, but she's a film writer with 100K Twitter followers and a Substack.
― jaymc, Monday, January 4, 2021 11:50 AM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
david sims at the atlantic
― na (NA), Monday, January 4, 2021 12:11 PM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink
I think a lot of this just comes down to knowing where to look. Siskel & Ebert isn't on TV anymore, but film discourse still thrives in lots of places.
― jaymc, Thursday, 22 June 2023 20:41 (nine months ago) link