Are you allowed to change your mind?

Film critics have to move quickly but can they ever go back?

Hey, did you know film critics are just human beings?

Weird, right? But true. One of the strangest parts of our job is the idea that you are expected to have a reaction to a piece of art, instantly, coherently, and in a way that somehow adds context and illuminates the intent of the art. When you’re at a film festival, you’re expected to do that three, f…