The Best Critical Smackdown of 2009

Yes, you’re right. All arts criticism should just be a mindless expression of the pure joy of being art-ed. Whee! Look at the colors!

People: stop posting this useless and literally stupid sentiment here or anywhere else where art is being discussed. WE DON’T CARE. If we only wanted to gawk, slack-jawed, at art we wouldn’t be writing about it. Because there would be nothing to write about. Also, stop misusing words like “pretentious” that you spotted on day-of-the-week toilet paper.

I mean, feel free to turn your brain off when you go to the movies, but at least turn it on when leaving comments.

P.S. I also didn’t like the
Friday the 13th revamp. So “pretentious!” It was “brilliantly manipulative!”

-Matt Prigge