Five Ways To Get Ahead In Movie Journalism
3) Buff Review Scores
If you don’t want to endure the wrath of fantards and hype monkeys, who are albeit still a vocal minority, a good place to start is, as we’ve mentioned before, to begin writing dishonest reviews. Buff those review scores, son. The only question is, how far do you dare go? What is your metric? If a movie is shit, call it average. If a movie is average, call it amazing. Gush over it. Tell ’em you had the time of your life and that they are about to too!
But wait, there is a second advantage.
Eventually, the studios and distributors will start to notice too. Hey, you want review copies for the next one? Good, accept. When they arrive, lie even harder. Put an extra coat of polish on the turd and then you might even expect SWAG and some set invites. Do this consistently and you’ll get it. No sweat.
However, you gotta be tactical. Every now and again, get a little critical, lest they find out that you’re full of shit. Here’s how to do that. Keep an eye on the fanboys and hype monkeys and find that one, awful movie that even they are critisizing in advance. Join in the chorus of booing, conform. Then, when it arrives, give it a scathing review. Then your good/bad ration will even out. Probably
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