FilmWeek: ‘Operation Finale,’ ‘Kin,’ ‘The Little Stranger’ and a discussion on what makes a critic a critic

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Aug 31, 2018

Listen • 48:00

FilmWeek: ‘Operation Finale,’ ‘Kin,’ ‘The Little Stranger’ and a discussion on what makes a critic a critic

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also talk about Rotten Tomatoes' recent move to include more diverse critics from varied platforms, and how this might influence critic qualifications.

FilmWeek: ‘Operation Finale,’ ‘Kin,’ ‘The Little Stranger’ and more

Listen • 28:42

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Everyone’s a critic: Rotten Tomatoes revises reviewer criteria to foster inclusivity — how does it change what it means to be a film critic?

Listen • 18:48

In an effort to include newer and more diverse critics from a wider array of platforms like YouTube and podcasts, Rotten Tomatoes announced earlier this week that it would be revising its criteria for what qualifies someone as a critic whose reviews could be considered in determining a film’s overall score on the site’s 1-100 percentage scale.

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