Starry Nights

You may notice that I don't use a star system with my reviews. Most critics do, though, including my dearly beloved Roger Ebert. (See the bookmark on the side.) I have commented that he's more generous than I am, and I especially believe that since he came back from the worst of his cancer last year. He explains himself in this fascinating blog post.

P.S. This morning, my mother read Ebert's review of Hounddog (a.k.a. the Dakota Fanning Rape Movie) to me. While I still have no interest in seeing the movie, I declared Ebert's critique was by far the best piece of writing I'd heard/read on the film.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/09/you_give_out_too_many_stars.html