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Title: Let's Get Critique-cal.
Post by: thunderingelephants on May 22, 2021, 10:21 AM
Apologies for the awful title: my usual attempt at being quirky.
This is a curiosity: What do you look for in reviews? And do you think the ethos of "show, don't tell" also  applies in reviewing?

My cousin is a blogger & professional journalist who mastered film & media & has her own film review page. I took a break today & read two of her reviews & began to wonder if the art of critique applies the same ethos of writing: show, don't tell". The review practically gave the entire film plot away.

What do you look for?