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Owen's character, Jack Manfred, spends much of the movie dealing cards and raking in chipsĪt a posh London casino where he takes a malicious pleasure in observing the well-heeled punters (gamblers) who flock around his table, compulsively throwing away their money. Ven while wearing the poker face that is an occupational necessity for his juicy title role in Mike Hodges's film 'Croupier,' Clive OwenĬonveys a sharp, cynical intelligence that rolls off the screen in waves whenever he widens his glittering blue eyes. The New York Times on the Web: Current Film.Hoberman Elvis Mitchell and Janet Maslin.īack in 1999, there was a whole brouhaha over the exact reasons why Maslin was stripped of her duties as Times critic ,with many believing it was due to her overtly positive reviews of “The Phantom Menace” and “Eyes Wide Shut.`Croupier': Born for Gambling, in a Casino and MetaphysicallyįILM REVIEW `Croupier': Born for Gambling, in a Casino and Metaphysically Some of the noteworthy film critics the NYT have employed over the last 5 decades include Vincent Canby, Bosley Crowther, Dave Kehr, J. I don’t, for a second, believe the job will go to a white male, sorry Glenn - it is more likely the Times see this as an opportunity to make “history,” maybe an all female duo or the first POC chief film critic. That leaves us with Kenny or a newly hired outsider. There are rumors that Morris may not want the job, as he allegedly prefers being a critic-at-large. So, who replaces Scott? Times contributors Wesley Morris or Glenn Kenny? Dargis could just take over as chief film critic but NYT would still need a second fiddle. In a nutshell, Scott was embarrassed by his love for Allen’s films over the years and admitted that even if he wanted to, he couldn’t unwatch his movies.

That was one of the more pathetic displays of journalistic malfeasance. I’ll never forget Scott’s anti-Woody Allen piece from five years ago. That basically leaves us with Manhola Dargis, another SJW who has still been more interesting to read than Scott. Scott’s decision to shift into book reviewing was announced on Tuesday. Ever since then I’ve been tuning out his movie reviews. Scott changed his tune in and around 2016 and became a social Justice warrior. Maybe the most prestigious film critic job is writing for the New York Times, or at least it was before A.O.

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