Scene4 Magazine | letters to the editor

Miles David Moore is someone we trust. He is fair minded, and we never feel that he brings an ax into the theater to grind away sharp words. On the contrary, he is a writer whose descriptions are lyrical and elegant. Miles Moore knows character, and what makes for psychological action; and so he brings that writer's insight into the critic's seat. It is helpful to any analysis that the reviewer is a creator, himself. This way we get a merciful dissection -- taking apart the pieces of film, to see how they work. I am grateful for this kind of writing. There is objectivity; and potent blame and judgement where they are due, but not for the sake of turning a phrase.This and the NEW YORKER Magazine are the only film reviews I can read with fulfillment. For criticism is an art.
Grace Cavalieri
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