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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
I've always found SZ to be far better than other critics. More honest, more observant, more analytical, and more reliable, but resulting in many negative or even biting reviews. I am suspicious that this has changed though, perhaps an attempt to placate the readers.
And yes, I'm perfectly happy to admit that I have long avoided movies that SZ has panned. Most of what Hollywood puts out is not worth seeing, and Stephanie has been the best filter I have ever found.
Most other movie critics (on the payroll of some media conglomerate, if you trace the money back far enough), cannot be trusted. So the 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes means nothing, at least not to me.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
