The Resume

Writes for ‘Entertainment Weekly (1990- )’

Why he might be annoying:

He describes himself as ‘a badly dressed Midwestern geek.’
He got his first reviewing job by kissing up to Pauline Kael.
His hero is the obnoxious TV chef Emeril Lagasse.
He likes many bland and boring movies.
One writer said his taste in movies could serve as ‘a reverse litmus test.’
In interviews, he says things like: ‘I accept nihilism as a totally serious point of view.’
He loves Pink’s music, so get that party started.
He once accidentally introduced Michael Moore as ‘Roger Moore.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He is modest.
He says his opinion isn’t necessarily any better than yours.
He knows a lot about music as well as movies.
He calls emo ‘whiny fuckin’ noise.’
He was the original film critic at ‘Entertainment Weekly.’
After reviewing ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ he got hate mail from anti-Semites.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

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Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2495 Votes: 49.42% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 180 Votes: 65.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 119 Votes: 59.66% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2335 Votes: 54.43% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 141 Votes: 51.77% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 70.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 75.58% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 73.53% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 108 Votes: 60.19% Annoying