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Do film critics ever 'dial it in' without properly (or actually) watching the film? I love Mark Kermode as a critic, normally, but for his review of Triangle o

• -naivete- 4mo ago
  When David Lynch’s “Inland Empire” first came out, my friend invited me to come with for a screening. The film had barely started when I heard a loud snore in the empty cinema: he had fallen asleep. Woke up a couple of minutes before the credits rolled. The review was published a couple of days later - it was as good and engagingly written as it could be, and if I didn’t know, I’d never have guessed he just actually slept through it all.