I don't really have a list if the best, but I know who the absolute worst is: Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE, without a doubt. Fred A. Holliday II ________________________________________ From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Thompson [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [SCREEN-L] film critics The announcement today that "Ebert and Roeper" were going off the air came at one of those serendipitous times for me, as I've been thinking a lot about film critics--who they are, where they come from, how (or if) they are trained or schooled. I was wondering if those of you on the list would be interested in sharing your list of the top film critics/reviewers (not scholars), past and present. __________________________ Lou Ann Thompson, Ph.D, Professor of English Texas Woman's University _____________________________ "One Law for the Lion and the Ox is Oppression."--William Blake _____________________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."--Attributed to Edmund Burke _____________________________ "It could be worse. I could be Sting."--Ozzy Osbourne _____________________________ ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org