UPDATE
CNN’s Brian Lowry deleted his tweet smearing *film critic* Ross Douthat and apologized in Monday’s “Reliable Sources” newsletter:
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CNN’s Brian Lowry is not happy with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and his latest titled, “What ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘The Northman’ Mean for the Movies.”
Lowry tweeted:
“Once again suggesting film critics should promise not to write about politics if NYTimes oped columnists will promise not to do … whatever this is.”
https://twitter.com/blowryontv/status/1538594692970844160
Um, Ross Douthat is *also* a film critic for National Review and he has been for quite some time:
He’s been the film critic at @NRO National Review for almost two decades, you ignorant cretin.
— Will Collier (@willcollier) June 20, 2022
Google. How does it work?
Dude. 😂🤪 go Google Ross and films. He has a “bit” of experience with this subject Brian!
— Justin Hart (@justin_hart) June 20, 2022
Brian Stelter then added to the “face-plant” by this bit from Lowry in his daily newsletter:
Truly amazing face-plant by Brian Lowry of CNN when he says @DouthatNYT should stick to politics and not write about film. Ross has been the film critic for National Review magazine for nearly 15 years. pic.twitter.com/ei87LtJaR5
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
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What an amazing self-own here:
“I know absolutely nothing about what I’m talking about”
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
Both Brians should be ashamed right now:
“I won’t bother to dissect this column but I assure you my dissection would be amazing, take my word for it.”
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
And why shouldn’t a film critic write about politics?
Also, where is it written that nobody can have opinions about both culture and politics? Just irredeemable stupidity.
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
That neither Brian knows this is a problem:
And of course Ross has been writing film reviews longer than he’s been an op-ed columnist for NYT but CNN media team just unaware of stuff that happens in media
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
So, does Brian Stelter’s newsletter do corrections?
CNN media reporter Brian Stelter published this little bon mot in his evening newsletter, indicating that he, too, is completely unacquainted with the basic facts of people he writes about.
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) June 20, 2022
And, finally, “it’s the sheer stupidity that sticks out”:
https://twitter.com/rkylesmith/status/1538709818797608960
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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