"actual commentary" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a critical opinion that is based on facts or evidence. For example, "The author provided actual commentary on the economic situation in the region."
In this week's Riff, Michael Erard recounts the history of Web site comments and explains how their technical origins has shaped the actual commentary we've come to expect as usual today.
Read The Comments: Are they real or are they generic statements, like "Great pic!" If there isn't actual commentary, you should be wary.
For the most part, however, the book proceeds at the level of "third reflections"—reflections on categories employed in actual commentary and criticism, with a view to their suitability for what artworks express and to their societal implications.
You probably won't list every note you made in your actual commentary, but it can give you an overall sense of what the piece does well.
Pages 33-83: Imprints of actual seals with commentary.
The six-episode show presents real-life cases in which women stabbed their menfolk, with the actual stabbers providing commentary to enhance overwrought re-enactments.
Amusing, insightful and often veering wildly from the actual text, this commentary entirely changed my reading of Thomas Harris's story of a serial murderer and obsessive police procedure.
But now that I have made my (scarcely more believable) way into the actual, real TMS commentary box I have come to appreciate why Blowers et al are compelled to call the game, for the most part, as it truthfully unfolds.
NPR's Planet Money recently did a fun segment on the classic board game and its relationship to actual economics, featuring commentary from a couple of actual economists.
Divided into four sections—"Theory," "The City," "Streets," and "Signs"—the novel reimagines Victoria through maps and other historical documents and artifacts, mixing real-world scenarios with purely imaginary people and events while incorporating anecdotes and actual and fictional social commentary and critique.
Well, that is of course the sort of grandiose speculation most of us love the blogosphere for, but should you find yourself in the mood for something more prosaic (that is, commentary with actual facts) be sure to check out the Houston Chronicle's lineup of possible G.O.P. contenders for the seat and electionlawblog's discussion of the legalities of replacing DeLay on the November ballot.
