Everyone's A Critic

And vox populi is in vogue as ordinary folks share their do-it-yourself reviews via the Internet

How can you not love a website like JoeytheFilmGeek.com The personal touches alone may make it unique in the annals of criticism. Here is a reviewer who not only tells you his height and weight--6 ft. 2 in., 165 lb.; eat your heart out, Roger Ebert!--but for good measure explains that he had his tongue piercing removed after cracking a tooth on the metal ball. That may not entirely account for why he was so crazy about American Pie 2, but it helps.

When it comes to reviewing, if you want erudition, lucidity and fine judgment, read George Bernard...

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