BETTER LIVING THROUGH CRITICISM

Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A. O. Scott shows in Better Living Through Criticism is that we are, in fact, all critics: because critical thinking informs almost every aspect of artistic creation, of civil action, of interp ersonal life. With penetrating insight and humour, Scott shows that while individual critics--himself included--can make mistakes an d find flaws where they shouldn't, criticism as a discipline is one of the noblest, most creative and urgent activities.Using his ow n film cr...[Read more]