I think reviewers have become particularly venomous because, in a way, the power has been sucked from them. A 15-year-old can write a review on the Internet and it means as much as Roger Ebert's review, and that just makes Roger Ebert mad, so he comes out harder and stronger.
Todd PhillipsReality television hasn't killed documentaries, because there are so many great documentaries still being made, but it certainly has changed the landscape.
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