Armond White | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953/1954 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | movie critic |
Armond White (born 1953/1954)[1] is anAmericanmusic andmovie critic. He writes forNational Review andOutmagazine. He was theeditor ofCityArts from 2011 until 2014 the lead movie critic for theNew York Pressfrom 1997 until 2011. He had been thearts editor and critic forThe City Sun from 1984 until 1996. Otherpublications he has written for includeFilm Comment,Variety,The Nation,The New York Times,Slate,Columbia Journalism Review andFirst Things.
White is known for hisprovocative andidiosyncratic reviews.[2] He is acontroversial person inmovie criticism.[3] As anAfrican-American,gay, andconservative movie critic, he has been referred to as a "minority three times over in his profession."[4]
White was born inDetroit,Michigan in the early 1950s to anAfrican-AmericanBaptistfamily. Heconverted topentecostalism. White became interested in movies inhigh school. He earned adegree inmovie criticism in 1997.
 |
White writes a “Better Than List” each year. On the list, he says which unpopular movies from that year are better than the popular movies. White was extremely critical ofToy Story 3 andToy Story 4 and said theTransformers movies were better. He also said thatThe Dark Knight Trilogy was bad but that most of the movies in theDC Extended Universe were good. White has also criticized theMarvel Cinematic Universe. White is often critical ofPixar movies, but he said thatInside Out was a good movie. White has also defended many ofAdam Sandler’s movies. White has also been extremely critical of movies he accused ofafrocentrism. He used to praise many ofSteven Spielbergmovies but has become more critical of Spielberg’s work.
White wrote abook calledMake Spielberg Great Again
White isgay and aChristian.[5] According to theNew York Times, White "lives by himself inChelsea with no pets or plants, amid piles ofDVDs. Standing 6-foot-3, he cuts an imposing figure. Yet in conversation, he comes across as exacting, quiet and polite, far different from what his writing—and seeming bad behavior—might suggest."[6]
This week, White, 60, made news when he was purged from the New York Film Critics Circle, the nation's oldest such group.