The Inner Circle

Critics with
actual taste.

No open critic pool. No paying for access. Twenty to thirty curated voices with distinct perspectives and reputations to protect. This is the anti-manipulation architecture.

Margot Vance
847

Margot Vance

@margot_sees

Former Sight & Sound contributor. Believes cinema is the last honest art form. Will die on the hill that The Conversation is Coppola's best film.

Covers: Drama, International Cinema
Dev Krishnamurthy
612

Dev Krishnamurthy

@devcrits

Genre obsessive. Has seen every film in the Criterion Collection. Once walked out of a Marvel film and has never apologized for it.

Covers: Genre, Sci-Fi, Horror
Theo Blackwell
534

Theo Blackwell

@theoblack

Contrarian by nature, honest by necessity. Covers mainstream cinema with the same rigor most critics reserve for art house fare.

Covers: Action, Mainstream, Box Office
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We are looking for writers with sharp opinions, distinct voices, and zero interest in prestige laundering. No film school required. Taste required.