How to Watch a Movie Like a Film Critic

Advice from the pros on what to look for

Allie Volpe
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Published in
5 min readFeb 13, 2019

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Photo by Krists Luhaers on Unsplash

Awards season can feel like showing up for the first day of school without doing the summer reading: Your friends are talking character development, plot, conflict — and you’re left in the dark, suddenly wishing you’d put in a little more effort.

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Allie Volpe
GEN
Writer for

Writes about lifestyle, trends, and pop psychology for The Atlantic, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Washington Post, and more.