A lot of folks call critics they don’t like grifters. They grift, apparently, on the culture war surrounding films and media…but very few people can actually explain what a grifter even is or how one becomes a grifter vs a bad critic you don’t like. In this video, we dive into the history of film criticism, the history of grifts surrounding film, as well as organize critics into a set of tiers, each one closer and closer to that designation of “grifter” to determine who is — and who isn’t — a grifter.
