What’s this about The New Republic publishing a review of a movie the reviewer hasn’t seen?
The New Republic has become a joke. Here is a film review written by someone who hasn’t seen the film in question. http://t.co/he97aCS3VT
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 16, 2015
He’s not kidding. The review, written by Dennis Ross, actually includes the paragraph, “I have not seen American Sniper. But if the trailer is any indication, Eastwood’s film, like Zero Dark Thirty, tries to make a straightforward situation more complex than it is.”
@robertcaruso @aelkus Is this guy f*cking serious? "I have not seen American Sniper. But if the trailer is any indication,"
— Nick Prime (@NC_Prime) January 16, 2015
Oh, did we say written by Dennis Ross? Make that Dennis Jett, professor of international affairs at Penn State University.
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/555925842388582401
AYFKM? pic.twitter.com/DM9OhgTxKX
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/555926730725392385
This piece really suggests great things are ahead for The New Republic, including wrong bylines. http://t.co/FmyyTOYUYD
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/555928677704138753
Vox does quick Google searches and writes up “everything you need to know." TNR watches trailers and writes reviews. Is latter worse?
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 16, 2015
Unbelievable. RT @alexthechick: @gabrielmalor TNR has to be jealous of Vox. It's the only explanation.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 16, 2015
Be fair to the guy who got TNR to publish a movie review based on a trailer – if they paid him he's a genius
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) January 16, 2015
If TNR didn't pay him his students are justified in answering exams with I didn't read the question but based on the font
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) January 16, 2015
What could a university professor have to say about a film he hasn’t seen? Let’s just skip to the end of the “review.” Don’t worry about spoilers, as the film isn’t discussed.
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Can we all write reviews for The New Republic?
I haven't read the TNR piece, but if the tweets are any indication…
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/555937750458044418
@BillKristol @charlescwcooke @NRO I haven't read the New Republic piece, but it stinks.
— Tadpole Angel (@WithAxe) January 16, 2015
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Editor’s note: An editing error in the headline of this post has been corrected.
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