Honest Truth About Movie Criticism - Scott Menzel

The video version of this interview here on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zlApLDUOHu0 Editor-In-Chief of We Live Entertainment and Hollywood Critics Association Founder Scott Menzel shares how growing up with a passion for drawing as a kid shaped his love for cinema. As a film reviewer and cinephile, Scott shares how his favorite films are not always to most revered by the entertainment industry and how a movie reviewer who goes against popular opinion when it comes to film choices can experience backlash. Scott believes in being true to his voice and finding entertainment that inspires him. 0:00 - Why Movies Matter 9:37 - Why I Stopped Watching Movies 21:45 - Why It's Almost Impossible To Give An Honest Movie Review 34:23 - If The Story Is Bad Then The Movie Is Bad 53:23 - What Happened To Comic Book Movies? 1:10:04 - Best And Worst Movies Of 2022 (So Far) 1:22:59 - 99% Of Theatrical Movies Are Better Than Streaming Movies 1:38:44 - What's The Difference Between Movie Critics And Internet Trolls? 1:52:53 - Movie Critics Shouldn't Be Popular 2:09:02 - Movie Guessing Game 2:17:19 - Why Do Some Filmmakers Get So Much Hate? Born and raised in New Jersey, Scott Menzel has been a life-long fan of all things entertainment. His love for film started at five years old and has only grown over the years. Scott started writing reviews in early 2002 and has been conducting interviews since 2010. He currently serves as the Editor-In-Chief of We Live Entertainment and the founder of the Hollywood Critics Association. MORE VIDEOS WITH SCOTT MENZEL https://bit.ly/3FsUfVa CONNECT WITH SCOTT MENZEL https://weliveentertainment.com https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com https://twitter.com/ScottDMenzel https://www.facebook.com/WeLiveEntmt https://www.instagram.com/weliveentmt https://www.youtube.com/ScottDMenzel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbzChWVImBTsacRjlILGeJQ VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Please Hollywood Realize That It's Not Going To Work - https://youtu.be/lMdaD1JpCFE The Lost Art Of Story - https://youtu.be/VikRv3rTMD8 What You Don't Learn In Film School - https://youtu.be/VBcQVQ2ZaMI What Hollywood Is Getting Wrong And How We Can Fix It - https://youtu.be/Q9UrlGBgQqE My Story Can Beat Up Your Story - https://youtu.be/4fwi63xAQvE (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv Please subscribe to our Youtube channel. You can show additional support via our Youtube sponsor tab by going here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join or through Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed this content.