With the internet and blogsites, it seems that anyone can be a film critic. However, it is a special treat to read critics who have, not only a masterly knowledge of film but also of the English language. Roger Ebert has been recognized for his writing with a Pulitzer prize and remains one of my favourites. There are many other critics that I trust and that I especially enjoy reading. I'm proud to say that one of the best, though likely not known to you, is a film critic who also happens to be my cousin on my wife's side. James Rocchi currently writes for Cinematical.com as well as the ‘Now and Then’ column for the website of American Movie Classics, theatrical and DVD reviews for Redbox.com and the ‘Rocchi’s Retro Rental’ column for The San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate.com. He’s also the weekly reviewer for Minneapolis/St. Paul’s 93X radio. He’s written about pop culture and movies for publications like Mother Jones and Metro Newspapers, and he was the film critic for Netflix from 2001-2005 and the film critic for San Francisco’s CBS-5 from 2005-2008. He’s a ‘Tomatometer” critic at Rotten Tomatoes, and a member of the BFCA (Broadcast Film Critics of America), LAFCA (Los Angeles Film Critic’s Association) and OFCS (Online Film Critics Society).
Here's a link to both his written and podcast work at Cinematical.
Also, here is his own website containing his daily blogs.
I hope you enjoy his reviews and discussions.
Julian D.
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