The Man Who Viewed Too Much Talks About Tough Times for Film Critics

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Allison Lichter
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

Well before this recession, the news media started bleeding jobs. Lately, film critics have been especially vulnerable to layoffs, at publications including Variety, the Village Voice and Time Out. But WNYC’s Allison Lichter spoke with one New York film reviewer who just may have figured out a way to keep watching movies… and getting paid for it.

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