Kyle Smith (critic) explained

Kyle Smith
Birth Place:East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma Mater:Yale University (BA)
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Battles:Persian Gulf War

Kyle Smith (born 1966) is an American critic, columnist, and novelist. He is currently the film critic for The Wall Street Journal[1] and the theater critic for The New Criterion.[2] Earlier, he was critic-at-large for National Review,[3] a film critic and columnist for the New York Post,[4] and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal,[5] People, New York, Forbes,[6] The New York Times,[7] [8] [9] and Commentary.[10]

Education

Smith graduated from East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1984 and from Yale University, summa cum laude, as an English major, and as a Phi Beta Kappa member.[11] [12] Smith served in the U.S. Army during the Persian Gulf War, holding the rank of lieutenant.[13] [14] From 1996 to 2005 he worked at People magazine as editor of book and music reviews.[15]

Writing

A writer in Entertainment Weekly described Smith's film-reviewing style as "an exercise in hilarious hostility".[16] He has been dubbed "America's most cantankerous film critic" by The Atlantic.[17]

Love Monkey

Love Monkey was published by William Morrow[18] in 2004.[19] Times critic Janet Maslin called the book "hilarious". Time magazine said, "You couldn't ask for a more entertaining drinking buddy – watch out for a memorable strip-club meltdown scene – but there's a deep, dark subway of despair running underneath his riffs, and that's what makes the book more than a standup routine... Love Monkey nails it."[20]

On January 17, 2006,[21] a one-hour CBS TV series based on the book debuted; it was a dramedy also called Love Monkey. It starred Tom Cavanagh, Judy Greer, Jason Priestley and Larenz Tate. The show aired on CBS in January–February 2006, but was pulled from the CBS prime-time schedule after only three episodes had been aired. Shortly afterwards, VH1 announced that it had acquired the rights to broadcast all 8 episodes which had been filmed to that point. They aired on VH1 in April and May 2006.[22]

A Christmas Caroline

Smith's second novel, A Christmas Caroline,[23] was published in 2006, also by William Morrow. The Wall Street Journal critic Joseph Bottum wrote, "For those who prefer their sentimentality seasoned with a dash of cynical wit, Kyle Smith's A Christmas Caroline may be a good selection. Mr. Smith ... turns in a quick, enjoyable read about a selfish woman at a fashion magazine who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three spooky visitors. From the moment you meet Caroline's assistant—a devious redhead named Ursula Heep—you know you're at play in the fields of Charles Dickens.... Mr. Smith takes Dickens' old, familiar tale and stuffs it into a woman straight out of The Devil Wears Prada".[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyle Smith Movie Reviews & Previews | Rotten Tomatoes. www.rottentomatoes.com. June 3, 2023. June 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603160910/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/kyle-smith/movies. live.
  2. https://www.newcriterion.com/author-content/articles/988/ Archive of Kyle Smith's pieces at The New Criterion
  3. Web site: Kyle Smith. National Review. December 24, 2020. December 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224051633/https://www.nationalreview.com/author/kyle-smith/. live.
  4. Web site: Kyle Smith . 2023-06-04 . . en-US . November 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013009/https://nypost.com/author/kyle-smith/ . live .
  5. News: The Wall Street Journal Online - Taste Commentary. Opinionjournal.com. February 24, 2012. September 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184445/http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110009795. live.
  6. Web site: Kyle Smith - Moneybull. Forbes. May 28, 2019. July 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709103350/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylesmith/#f4e905875b1f. live.
  7. News: "Metropolitan Diary", December 11, 1996. The New York Times. December 11, 1996. February 24, 2012. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213001638/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E3D7113FF932A25751C1A960958260. live.
  8. News: SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1995; NOBLES: Get Ready For Ethelred. The New York Times. June 16, 2021. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602035033/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1995/07/23/352895.html?pageNumber=269%5C. live.
  9. News: Metropolitan Diary. The New York Times. May 10, 1998. February 24, 2012. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213001641/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E4D71E31F932A25756C0A96E958260. live.
  10. Web site: Bridge to Nowhere. November 2014. January 9, 2015. June 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628033037/https://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/bridge-to-nowhere/. live.
  11. https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/kyle-smith "Kyle Smith," Bookreporter.com
  12. News: Sara Austin, Kyle Smith - New York Times. The New York Times. August 26, 2007. February 24, 2012. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602035027/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/fashion/weddings/26austin.html?scp=1&sq=sara+austin&st=nyt. live.
  13. Web site: Author Profile: Kyle Smith. Bookreporter.com. October 31, 2006. February 24, 2012. June 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608142634/http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-smith-kyle.asp. live.
  14. News: The Wall Street Journal Online - Leisure & Arts. Opinionjournal.com. February 24, 2012. September 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200423/http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110009807. live.
  15. News: BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Corrosive Characters in Two Novels About Journalists. The New York Times. February 12, 2004. February 24, 2012. January 20, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080120163131/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE2D8123AF931A25751C0A9629C8B63. live.
  16. Ross. Dalton. January 26, 2007. Reviewing the Reviews: 'Catch and Release' | PopWatch Blog. May 11, 2019. Entertainment Weekly. May 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190511051112/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/26/rtr_tk/. live.
  17. Web site: America's Most Cantankerous Film Critic. Eric. Randall. March 16, 2012. The Atlantic. December 24, 2020. June 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130602011906/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/03/americas-most-cantankerous-film-critic/49835/. live.
  18. Web site: William Morrow -. HarperCollins Publishers. March 24, 2010. February 24, 2012. February 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209064036/http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518003. live.
  19. Web site: Kyle Smith. Kyle Smith from. HarperCollins Publishers. March 24, 2010. February 24, 2012. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020140303/http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/26741/Kyle_Smith/index.aspx. live.
  20. Grossman. Lev. You've Got Male. https://web.archive.org/web/20050112183012/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993380,00.html. dead. January 12, 2005. Time. February 16, 2004. February 24, 2012.
  21. Gillian. Flynn. Gillian Flynn. Love Monkey. Entertainment Weekly. January 23, 2006. February 24, 2012. December 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216074236/https://ew.com/article/2006/01/23/love-monkey-2/. live.
  22. News: 'Love Monkey' finds new life on VH1 - TV comedy - MSNBC.com. Today.com. February 24, 2012. September 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925015359/https://www.today.com/popculture/love-monkey-finds-new-life-vh1-wbna12071565. live.
  23. Book: Lamb, Wally. A Christmas Caroline: A Novel: Kyle Smith: Books. October 31, 2006. HarperCollins . 0061119873.
  24. Web site: Archived copy . January 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045905/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/wsj/access/1181441871.html?dids=1181441871%3A1181441871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&date=Dec%2B16%2C%2B2006&author=Joseph%2BBottum&pub=Wall%2BStreet%2BJournal&edition=Eastern%2Bedition&startpage=p.10&type=91_1996&desc=PURSUITS . October 1, 2007 .

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