Sentence examples for serious critic from inspiring English sources

Thirty years later, the school of criticism known as "poptimism" has won – no serious critic thinks Rihanna is less worthy of analysis than the Red Hot Chili Peppers – but the idea of overtly intelligent chart music has fared less well.

The serious critic, as Richard Brody rightly pointed out, should first of all self-criticize: he should begin by examining his own reactions, when they are negative, and determine that they are legitimate — which is to say, should avoid writing about things or artists for whom he has a distaste that is not motivated by aesthetic considerations.

This is my definition of "serious criticism," and I think it's essentially the same today as it was 50 years ago: a serious critic is one who says something true about life and the world.

The serious critic cannot be a monomaniacal controversialist.

No serious critic of gentrification wants to maintain the status quo.

Denby is far from the only serious critic to have fallen for Knocked Up.

More serious critics, however, have point to other issues.

In those days, serious critics could still at least seem to exert real worldly power.

Stephen was one of the first serious critics of the novel.

Serious critics, serious librarians, serious associate professors of English will... dislike it intensely; at least I hope so".

In fact, the first serious critics of the machines — beginning 10 years ago — were computer scientists.