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My Gen Z Perspective on Film Criticism – Riley Roberts comments (Guest Post)

February 1, 2020February 2, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments female film critics, generation z, guest posts, riley roberts, the female gaze

I’m 18. I’ve been a YouTube pioneer, the youngest movie critic in history, sold a company, and interviewed hundreds of A-list stars from Dwayne Johnson to Selena Gomez – all before my first period. With high school graduation behind me, I’m looking at a bright future of…what? Closed doors?

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AWFJ’s Commentary on Martha Lauzen’s THUMBS DOWN Report – Jennifer Merin

February 13, 2014October 31, 2022 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments female film critics, martha lauzen, Thumbs Down: Representation of Women Film Critics in the Top 100 U.S. Daily Newspapers

Mainstream media paid scant attention to Martha Lauzen’s “Thumbs Down: Representation of Women Film Critics in the Top 100 U.S. Daily Newspapers” when the report was published on July 28 by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), although the posting was supported by simultaneous distribution to 500 entertainment media and movie industry A-listers. This latest study from the guru of women-in-Hollywood statistics and analysis indicates that 70 percent of movie reviews published in America’s top 100 daily newspapers are written by men, and that 47 percent of those publications — almost half — ran no reviews written by female critics.

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Reflections of a Former (and Future) Film Critic – Mary Pols comments

July 16, 2008 Mary F, Pols (Archived Contributor) 28 Comments alliance of women film journalists, female film critics, film critics, mary pols, women film critics, Women on Film

This March I left my job as a film critic for the Bay Area-based Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune and