Film Critics feel the Generational Burn

Apparently, the epidemic of unemployed film critics is larger than I had originally gathered. Variety.com columnist  Anne Thompson has written a really interesting, yet somewhat upsetting article on the current trend of film critics being given the proverbial boot … and its being blamed on a more techno-driven youth culture finding its wares on the web, instead of in the newsprint. This is something I can definitely understand, but I don’t agree with blaming the presence of Internet movie news and blog sites. Sure, this comes as a compliment to the hard-working, devoted movie geeks like us here at WeAreMovieGeeks and, uh … yeah … those other “similar” sites out there. However, I don’t see why the truly talented and enjoyable critics can’t simply transition to the papers’ websites. Oh, probably has something to do with those big salaries they’ve racked up over the years. To read the somewhat lengthy article in its entirety, go to:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983482.html?categoryid=2508&cs=1&nid=2564