The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago

Critics are unanimous: 'movie dude' is movie dud

HOLLYWOOD -- Is Ben Lyons the most hated film critic in America? In the four months since the fresh-faced 27-year-old "movie dude" for the E! Full Article at The Delaware News Journal

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  1. It crystallizes everything that's wrong with American pop culture right now ... I don't expect to agree with a critic all the time. But his approach is to throw out blurbs just so he can get on a poster.
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  2. His integrity's out the window. He has no taste
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  3. It's a pretty microcosmic phenomenon, when you look at who hates him ... But for people who take film criticism seriously, he's an imposition. If he's established himself as the benchmark for where popular criticism is headed, we're all kind of [in trouble].
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  4. Next to 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Citizen Kane'? The only way you can say that with a straight face is if you've only seen 50 movies in your life. Or you're trying to give quotes to appease someone who can do you a favor later.
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  5. Everyone thinks he's a joke.
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  6. One of the greatest movies ever made?
    SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal 11 months ago
  7. Few films are so observant about how we relate with one another. Few are as sympathetic.
    SOURCE: JoBlo.com 11 months ago
  8. An amusing ensemble piece about the troubles of dislocated twentysomethings attempting to find their way through life and love.
    SOURCE: JoBlo.com 11 months ago
  9. It crystallizes everything that’s wrong with American pop culture right now
    SOURCE: KansasCity.com 11 months ago
  10. Or you’re trying to give quotes to appease someone who can do you a favor later.
    SOURCE: KansasCity.com 11 months ago
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