From many quarters I have heard whispers (and occasional shouts) about the death of film criticism. With so many print critics being fired or involuntarily freelanced, I can see why so many are worried.
What's being created is a diffusion or diversion of expertise. Before we could go to our trusted dailies or weeklies and read authoritative criticism. That doesn't mean we had to agree but we could have faith that we were reading genuine criticism with meaningful scholarship and not simple reviews.
Now that print is letting go of these authorities (or, at least, minimizing them in print) we have to wonder where do we go to get informed responses to the cinema. And not only that, but how will new voices be cultivated? How will the next generation of cinephiles find their voices if they come of age, as writers, during this uncertain era of film criticism?
I don't know the answers, but I have faith partly due to Alex Dowd. He writes for In Review Online and at his blog:
http://wildlines.blogspot.com/
Check him out if you are looking for a new, authoritative voice in film criticism.
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