Fired critics Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz
What’s wrong with these pictures?
One of the remaining movie review shows which peaked years ago when it starred Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert is At the Movies. Before last season they replaced Ebert and Siskel’s replacement Richard Roeper with Ben Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons. The pairing didn’t work at all. So now they have changed hosts again and have clearly upped the knowledge level by hiring A.O. Scott of the NY Times and Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune.
Critics A.O. Scott (left ) and Michael Phillips
Most of the movie sites are hailing the replacements but here’s my question: WHY DIDN’T THEY PICK A WOMAN? I am so tired of women continuing to get passed by for these gigs. Women filmgoers want more information before they make decisions about what movies to see, so wouldn’t it make sense to try and bring in a female voice and perspective to look at films that are opening?
Here are some options: Thelma Adams; Lisa Schwarzbaum; Manhola Dargis; Anne Thompson; Betsy Sharkey; Rachel Abramowitz; Karina Longworth; Stephanie Zackharek and that’s just off the top of my head.
Maybe that would be too much of a change.
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