No doubt Betsy Sharkey's a dream-come-true for THE LOS ANGELES TIMES in that she's willing to do the at-one-with-blockbusters cheerleading that mostly-fuddy-duddy Kenneth Turan can't lower himself to accomplish.
But this article of Ms. Sharkey's in today's edition is rather disgraceful pandering:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-heroes5-2009jul05,0,2815935.story
And it makes me miss Ms. Sharkey's immediate predecessor, Carina Chocano (who had her flaws, but at least a bit more integrity)--plus the critics long departed from the TIMES' pages (Michael Wilmington, Sheila Benson, Charles Champlin, Peter Rainer, Manohla Dargis).
Did you happen to review her syrupy and embarrassing piece on actress Amy Adams yesterday? As I read it, I was trying to eat a sandwich at Brent's Deli. Almost couldn't keep my lunch down. And this person calls herself a critic?
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