"With his deep knowledge of the medium, Phillip Lopate provides a tour of a century of film and the splendid writing it has inspired. Lopate, a gifted essayist, is an ideal guide to these riches."
-ROGER EBERT
"This provocative collection provides not only dozens of colorful close-ups of iconic movies but also a vivid panorama of modern times."
-A. SCOTT BERG
"A distinguished compendium, which . . . has earned its place in the library of any devoted cinephile, and on the shelves of readers interested in the development of the critical essay in America."
-"San Francisco Chronicle"
"It's a great book for carefree browsing. Set it on the nightstand or the coffee table and flip through it until something catches your eye-and it will, guaranteed."
-"Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"This great, illuminating companion, . . . which features writings by great daily critics and writerly giants like Edmund Wilson, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin, is both a canon and a priceless greatest-hits sampler."
-"Boston Globe"
"The value of American Movie Critics lies in its sweep, its attempt to grab the whole history of a vibrant and underappreciated genre, a mode of conversation, often of provocation. . . . I loved this book even when I disagreed with it."
-"Los Angeles Times"
