A list of people who work as critics and/or review works of art and/or media. A good critic will provide an analysis on the strengths and weaknesses of a certain work and provide his own opinion based on that. The opinion in question can be very subjective and merely follow his or her own view of the world. Or it can be a more general approach where the reviewer may not personally be that engaged or interested in a work, but would still take the time to take a fair and serious look at it and may even recommend it to others.
Try to avoid listing stuff here that is merely ranting or reviews not meant to be taken seriously.
Examples
- Rob Ager: Online film critic. Does not as much review them as analyse them on hidden themes and messages.
- The Agony Booth: A website with written movie recaps. It eventually transitioned to using more Video Review Shows.
- Jeffrey M. Anderson: Freelance film critic.
- Andre the Black Nerd: Online critic who focuses primarily on old-school TV shows and video games.
- The Angry Joe Show: Online comedic critic of video games.
- The Angry Video Game Nerd: Online comedic critic of bad video games. Is written and created by James Rolfe though also partially co-created and inspired by Mike Matei.
- AniMat: Online comedic reviewer of animated features old and new.
- Animated Analysis: Online critic who reviews cartoons with a cartoon floating head.
- Animated Critic: A blog that reviews animation. Mostly individual episodes of Western animated shows but also anime and other animated works as well.
- Another Dead Hero: Online reviewer of bad movies, comics, and anime. (And a few good ones too.)
- Arkada: Online anime reviewer.
- Matthew Arnold: Poet, essayist, and literary and social critic.
- ARTV: Online music reviewer.
- Stuart Ashen: Online comedic critic of British retro games, cheap/old processed food, and shoddy knockoff products- primarily electronics.
- Bad Movie Beatdown: Online comedic critic of bad movies.
- Lester Bangs: Rock critic.
- Bishop Barron: Movie, book, and art commentator.
- Roland Barthes: Philosopher and literary critic.
- Bennett the Sage: Online comedic reviewer of video games, anime, and new films.
- Best of the Worst: Online, a group of friends watch and discuss bad movies (and VHS tapes). Then they decide which one is the best and which one should be destroyed.
- Black Critic Guy: Online video reviewer who focuses primarily on anime.
- The Blockbuster Buster: Online comedic critic who reviews bad blockbuster movies.
- Board James: Online reviews of board games, presented by James Rolfe.
- Boots to Reboots: Online review series that discusses remakes of horror movies.
- Peter Bogdanovich: Film critic, historian and film director, appears on DVD extras of classic films and provides commentaries.
- Brad Taste in Music: Online music reviewer and livestreamer.
- Brad Tries...: Online comedic review series where Brad Jones tastes tonic drinks.
- Joe Bob Briggs: TV presenter and B-movie film critic.
- Brows Held High: Online comedic critic of arthouse films.
- Brutalmoose: Online comedic critic of (usually) classic and/or obscure video games (mostly on PC) and occasionally obscure TV shows and specials.
- Anthony Burgess: Author and literary critic.
- The Cartoon Physicist: Looks at the good, the bad, and the forgotten of the 2000s film and TV scenes.
- Caw Cophony: Online critic of music, from the hits to the underground.
- CellSpex: A female online film critic who focuses primarily on animation.
- Channel Awesome: A website made up of mostly Video Review Shows.
- Chez Apocalypse: A website of online critics.
- Bob Chipman
- TheCHR83: Online comedic critic of pop music past and present.
- The Cinema Snob: Alter ego of online critic Brad Jones. Specializes in reviewing exploitation and otherwise cheaply made films.
- Cinematic Excrement: Online comedic critic of bad films.
- Jeremy Clarkson: English motoring journalist who presented Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Richard Hammond and James May.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poet and literary critic.
- Cynical Reviews: Film and Television reviewer.
- Peter Debruge: Film critic.
- Thomas De Quincy: Essayist, literary critic, and opium addict
- Diamanda Hagan: Online comedic critic of bad films, usually in the exploitation or shock film genre.
- Diamond Axe Studios Music: Online critic of pop music past and present, Patreon-suggested songs and movies starring famous musicians.
- The Dom Reviews Reviewer from Channel Awesome. Most known for his book/movie comparison series, Lost in Adaptation.
- Durendal: French film reviewer.
- The DVD Shelf Movie Reviews: Online reviews of movies released on DVD.
- Roger Ebert: Movie critic.
- Umberto Eco: Author and literary critic.
- Eddie at The LMV: Eddie reviews whatever he likes, from his favourite adverts to whatever he finds lurking around his house.
- T. S. Eliot: Writer, poet, playwright, and literary critic.
- Faceless Critic: Online comedic reviewer of movies and video games.
- Folding Ideas: A guy puppeteers a fake robot and analyzes different stories and storytelling elements.
- French New Wave: A bunch of young film reviewers who later made movies, and who invented The Auteur Theory.
- Froghand: Exceptionally long written reviews of video games and other nonsense, often giving contrary opinions to the mainstream, released into the public domain and updating every day.
- Furry Found Footage: A retro-themed review show that examines the forgotten media of yesteryear through a furry lens but is intended to have broad appeal to all demographics, not just furries.
- Lila Gaela: Reviews the literary production of both budding and well-established Wattpad writers in a Constructive Criticism manner. She also hosts a club where budding writers can review each other and learn from the experience.
- Andoni Garrido: Online critic and analyst of films and video games.
- Geekvision: Another website with Video Review Shows.
- Good Game: Reviewers video games.
- Graham Greene: Novelist, short-story writer, literary, and briefly, film critic.
- Grimbeard: Online critic of horror and adventure games whose videos have a comedic bent.
- Half in the Bag: Online comedic film critics. Specialize in long, versatile and detailed reviews of current films in the cinema.
- Richard Hammond: English motoring journalist who presented Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
- The Happy Spaceman: Reviews movie musicals and rock albums.
- Mary Harron: Music critic who subsequently became a screenwriter and movie director.
- Horror Guru Horror movie reviewer from Channel Awesome. Often seen in the company of Count Jackula.
- I-Mockery: A general, humorous riffing site that reviews anything from movies to toys.
- The Irate Gamer: Online comedic critic of bad video games in the vein of AVGN
- Jeremy Jahns
- Clive James: Television and literary critic.
- Jimquisition: Independent online video game critic and reviewer; formerly of Destructoid and The Escapist.
- Mary Ann Johanson: Feminist film critic.
- Samuel Johnson: English writer and literary critic, known for compiling one of the first modern dictionaries.
- Joueur du Grenier: French comedic critic of bad video games.
- Pauline Kael: Movie critic for The New Yorker (1967-1991).
- John K. Stuff: A primarily animation related blog run by John Kricfalusi, often focusing on the creative process of cartoons by both analyzing and criticizing parts of them, mainly classic ones.
- Knight Squire: A historical martial arts enthusiast who takes a more humorous look on how historical martial arts are portrayed in popular culture and fantasy fiction.
- Kyoto Video: An online video series devoted to the history and analysis of retro anime.
- Lady Jess: Online reviewer of Golden Age films.
- Leonard Maltin: Movie critic.
- Lindsay Ellis: Film, literature, and pop-culture analyst.
- LS Mark: Animation and video game critic.
- Lyzette G: Online critic of pop music past and present and subscriber-suggested songs.
- Ana Mardoll: Author and literary critic. Most well known for xernote chapter-to-chapter analysis of the Twilight series.
- MandaloreGaming: Video game reviewer focusing mostly on modern cult classics and the communities attached to them.
- Mattwo: A critic of various forms of media and creator of deconstructive fan-made media (among other things).
- James May: English motoring journalist who presented Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
- Men in Blazers: Online/television soccer blogging/podcast reviewers, particularly the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Footy Leagues, Euro Footy and Major League Soccer.
- Midnight Screenings: Series of reviews of current films in the theater who receive a midnight screening in the vicinity of Brad Jones and his friends' home. Reviews tend to be improvised discussions, sometimes ranting, sometimes off topic, and as a result usually take more than an hour in playtime.
- MonteFjanton: Swedish Youtube channel that only reviews movies either Swedish in origin or dubbed into Swedish.
- Mr. Coat and Friends: Another website with Video Review Shows.
- Mr Mendo: Online film critic.
- Musical Hell: Online comedic reviewer who reviews the worst musical movies out there.
- The Music Video Show: Online comedic reviewer of music videos.
- The Mysterious Mr. Enter: Online comedic reviewer of good and bad, mostly bad, cartoons
- The Needle Drop: Online music reviewer.
- Nathan Rabin: Web and print movie critic, wrote the column "My World of Flops", named the trope Manic Pixie Dream Girl
- Needs More Gay: A critic discusses representations of LGBTQ culture in media.
- Jenny Nicholson: A critic who presents humorous takes on modern media.
- James Nicoll: entertainment critic.
- MJ Tanner: identical twin sisters who review comics and cartoons.
- The Nostalgia Chick: Online comedic critic of bad films, usually marketed at a female audience, but not always. Presented by Lindsay Ellis.
- The Nostalgia Critic: Online comedic critic of bad films and TV series. Is very much a Mid-Review Sketch Show focused on character and has been since 2008. Presented by Doug Walker.
- Oliver Harper's Retrospectives and Reviews: Online reviewer for movies, specifically from the '80s and '90s.
- Dorothy Parker: Literary and theater critic.
- Paw Dugan: Online comedic critic who usually reviews movie musicals.
- Danny Peary: Movie and sports critic.
- Edgar Allan Poe: Writer, poet, and literary critic.
- Possum Reviews: Also known as Dr. Shaym, a YouTuber who formerly made mainly political videos before focusing on reviews of films.
- Ezra Pound: Poet and literary critic.
- Mark Prindle
- Movieguide
- ProJared: Online comedic critic of video games.
- Projector: Online reviews of film's released early in the U.K. before the US, by Mathew Buck.
- Puppet Reviews Stuff: Online series reviewing movies along with trailers and reacting to videos. All featuring puppets.
- Quinton Reviews: A channel that reviews various TV shows, movies and Internet content.
- Ragameechu: Reviews cartoons on DeviantArt.
- The Rageaholic: An Dennis Miller inspired online comedic Caustic Critic who mainly reviews newly released video games, but also reviews movies, TV shows, music, and comics.
- The Rap Critic: Online comedic critic of rap music. Part of the That Guy With The Glasses Site.
- Red Angel: Video game critic and reviewer.
- RedLetterMedia: Online comedic critics. One of them plays a fictional character who provides long, detailed and versatile reviews of certain films and franchises, comparing older installments with remakes and sequels.
- Rex Reed: Movie critic. Has also been an occasional actor.
- Reviewing a Reviewer: Online reviewing show of other online reviewers.
- The Review Reviewer: Online comedic reviewer of other peoples reviews
- Rocked: Online critic of rock music. Part of Channel Awesome.
- Richard Roeper: Movie critic.
- Salman Rushdie: Author and cultural critic.
- John Ruskin: Essayist who wrote on culture, society, art, and architecture.
- RVT: Another website with Video Review Shows.
- Saberspark: Animated films and cartoons reviewer.
- Solar Sands: Critic of deviantArt drawings.
- Andrew Sarris: Film critic.
- Schaffrillas Productions: Video essayist who reviews films, cartoons, musicals, and video games.
- Schola Gladiatoria: Matt Easton reviews the accuracy of historical weapons and fighting in films, TV, and video games.
- Andrew Schultz: Interactive Fiction game maker and reviewer.
- Seriesly: Online critic of sequential film franchises.
- Shadiversity: Shad Brooks reviews the accuracy (or lack thereof) of films, TV, and video games set in medieval times.
- Skallagrim: Reviews replica weapons and the accuracy of weapons and fights in films, TV, and video games.
- Gene Shalit: Film critic.
- George Bernard Shaw
- Emily Short: Interactive Fiction writer and reviewer.
- Craig Shutt a.k.a. Mr. Silver Age: Comic books columnist.
- Gene Siskel: Movie critic.
- Siblings Sassing : Two siblings who tease cartoons and other nerd media.
- SNES drunk
- Some Jerk with a Camera: Online reviewer of theme parks, especially Disneyland.
- Space Monkey Mafia Studios: Another website with Video Review Shows.
- Chris Stuckmann
- Susan Sontag: Cultural and societal critic.
- Spectrum Pulse: Primarily talks about music, as well as movies, art, and culture.
- Art Spiegelman: Comic strip artist and reviewer of other comic strips and graphic novels.
- The Spoony Experiment: Online comedic critic of bad films.
- Stuff You Like: A reviewer (who goes by the name, Sursum Ursa) analyzes things she likes.
- That SciFi Guy: Online comedic critic of science fiction films and series.
- Crash Thompson: Online comedic critic of rock albums.
- Todd in the Shadows: Online comedic critic and reviewer of pop songs, one-hit wonders and music artists.
- TV Heaven: Online comedic reviews of cheap DVD specials, presented by Brad Jones.
- TwoSet Violin: Critics of fake musical performances.
- The Unusual Suspect: Online comedic movie reviewer with occasional video game reviews.
- Up From The Depths
- Vampire Reviews: Review show focusing on vampire media, analysing how vampires are portrayed in different books and movies.
- Welshy: Online comedic critic of horror films.
- What We Had to Watch: Online comedic movie reviewer.
- The Wonky Angle: Reviews of electronic music, both new and old.
- Yotobi: Italian online comedic critic of bad videogames and movies.
- Karolina Żebrowska: Polish fashion historian and web video maker who reviews historical fashion in modern media.
- Zigmenthotep: Some weirdo on the internet who mainly reviews Tabletop RPGs and a few other things.
