Sunday, July 5, 2009

Another low for LA TIMES critic/cheerleader Betsy Sharkey.

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).

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  1. 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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