The New York Times’ Chief Movie Critics Send Memos To Hollywood

“Every so often, … Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott, fire off a number of thoughtful memos to the movie industry and the industry-adjacent. These messages are largely ignored, which does not stop Ms. Dargis and Mr. Scott from continuing this semi-serious tradition. Given the new summer season and how deeply fraught the past year has been – Harvey Weinstein, Netflix, #MeToo, #oscarsalittlelesswhitebutnotmuch – it was time for our critics to weigh in again with their thoughts (and complaints).”