Who’s Earl? The Critic Who Loves Everything…

Just who is Earl Dittman? He’s blurbed for even the foulest of movies as “absolutely loved it” and declares even the sorriest effort as “a cinematic masterpiece.” “The figment of a movie publicist’s wet dream, an avatar of agreeability who never fails to salute whatever bomb is launched out of Hollywood. No matter how soundly a movie is trashed by critics, Dittman can be counted on to declare it a masterpiece in his ubiquitous newspaper ad blurbs.” But does he really, truly exist? Peter Howell goes hunting…