Although his film criticism is not well-known, Agee's lively intelligence and discerning wit make his reviews as pleasureable to read as any writing with more serious intent.
It certainly made his review of The King's Speech (about George VI's battle to overcome his stammer) a wonderfully personal and engaging read, and led him to publish a longer piece in the Observer about his experiences growing up with this tic.
Some of the issues addressed during the term that Posner reviewed make his point nicely.
He has, critics will say, cherry picked examples; but he hasn't—he has used systematic reviews to make his case and anecdotes to make the book interesting.
At the end of January, with a conductor who was "charming, if not very competent", and an orchestra who apparently fitted the same description, he made his first recording, reviewed in the December 1951 edition of Gramophone magazine.
Bing made his speech after reviewing an Ernst & Young audit of the city's finances that said the city would be bankrupt by next April.
To make sure his reviews are ready in time for product launches, Shimpi pulls all-nighters and lays out his testing gear in hotel rooms during his frequent travels.
Somewhat bizarrely, the prime minister made his announcement about judicial review at the CBI conference, billing the changes as a way of short-circuiting opposition to big building projects and getting the economy going.
Davies made his recommendations following a review ordered by the government, and, while some campaigners had hoped for quotas, the recommendations were widely welcomed as a step in the right direction for gender equality.
His earnings as a critic made him self-supporting as an author and his articles for the Saturday Review made his name well-known.
