More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Filmcritic.com
What We Are
Welcome to Filmcritic.com, one of the oldest and certainly the liveliest film and movie review destination on the Web! Founded in 1995, Filmcritic.com hosts more than 8,000 movie reviews and feature stories contributed by 20-some critics located throughout the world. Six of our contributors are members of the Online Film Critics Society, the Internet's most prestigious critics' organization. Celebrities ranging from Owen Wilson to Russ Meyer, Jackie Chan, Val Kilmer, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Costner, Daniel Day-Lewis, John Woo, David Cronenberg, Mira Sorvino, John Singleton, Alicia Witt, and Wes Anderson have been interviewed on the site. We are based in San Francisco, with outposts in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Austin, Charlotte, Tampa, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
In March 2009, Filmcritic.com was acquired by American Movie Classics LLC, owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation.
Who We Are
As egomaniacs, we've got an entire page devoted to ourselves. Click through to meet the staff of Filmcritic.com.
Where You've Seen Our Work
Through the site and our syndicates, Filmcritic.com's reviews and interviews are seen by millions of readers each month, in print and on the Web, and in (at least) four different languages. The site has been featured on/in CNN, Yahoo! Internet Life, HotWired, About.com, Ain't It Cool News, WDFN Detroit radio, City to Cities magazine, Critic Doctor, NYU's ReadMe, LockerGnome, ESPN radio, and countless other media outlets. (We were even part of "What's New With Mosiac" in May 1996!) We also regularly appear on Yahoo! Movies. Named one of PC Magazine's "Best of the Internet" in 2003, our work is also widely syndicated to numerous print newspapers and websites, spanning the globe.
Mission Statement
As a site, we strive to publish timely and entertaining movie reviews -- if our review isn't first, at least it'll be the best. Our name may be Filmcritic.com but that doesn't mean you're getting dry, stuffy mind-food about the movies. Our reviews and feature stories are meant to entertain, while still providing insight into the craft of filmmaking. We hope you'll find our reviews to be light-hearted, humorous, full of attitude, and maybe even nonsensical. We may not always agree with the critical consensus (in fact, we rarely do), but if we did, you wouldn't need -- or want -- to read what we have to say, would you? There are dozens of other Web sites that play it safe and toe the party line. And they all suck. We are also an all-access destination, meaning we review major Hollywood blockbusters and indies so small they haven't even found distribution yet. So if you're looking for the inside line on those film festival gems, chances are we've got it here. (And of course, all reviews are bylined by the authors: Real people, not incoherent, anonymous reports from test screenings.) So enjoy, bookmark us, and tell your friends about Filmcritic.com!
Ratings System
Five stars (
) is our highest rating, one star (
) is our lowest. Three stars (
) is average. We have no zero-star rating. Films are rated against others in their genre to the best of our ability -- animated films vs. animated films; comedies vs. comedies; sci-fi vs. sci-fi. You get the picture, right? Don't write to complain that Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure got a better rating than Lord of the Rings. It makes you look ridiculous.Syndication Questions
We have several very affordable plans that allow you to easily add Filmcritic.com content to your website or print publication. XML is now available. Please see our syndication information page for details.
Independent Filmmakers - Getting Your Movie Reviewed
Everything you need to know about submitting a screener to Filmcritic.com for review can be found on our indie filmmakers' resources page.
Aspiring Critics - Joining Our Staff
Want to join our ranks? Here's how to apply to join Filmcritic.com.
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