Armond White (born 1953) is a New York-based film and music critic known for his provocative and idiosyncratic film criticism, which some have characterized as contrarian. He is currently the editor of CityArts, for which he also writes articles and reviews. He was previously the lead film critic for the alternative weekly New York Press (1997–2011) and the arts editor and critic for The City Sun (1984–1996). Other publications that have carried his work include Film Comment, Variety, The Nation, The New York Times, Slate, Columbia Journalism Review, First Things, National Review, and Out.
[on Promised Land (2012)] The love triangle between Steve, Dustin and local schoolteacher Alice ('Rosemarie Dewitt') lacks the gay sexual tension typical of [Gus Van Sant]; this is just a propagandistic gimmick relying on the sentimentality of white-picket-fence heterosexual normalcy.
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Each scene in The King's Speech (2010) is so poorly staged that its ineptitude sometimes borders on the avant-garde.
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The humorous tangents of Just Go with It (2011) are testaments to the fine art of improvisation and of comedy that doesn't take itself overly seriously.
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Editor, "City Arts".
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Film critic at New York Press since 1997. [September 2002]
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Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1990.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Urban Soul: The Making of Modern R&B
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Baadasssss Cinema
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
Known for movies
Baadasssss Cinema (2002) as Himself
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) as Himself
Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) as Himself
Urban Soul: The Making of Modern R&B (2004) as Himself
$700,000
