Michael Phillips (critic) explained

Michael Phillips
Birth Date:11 March 1961
Birth Place:Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation:Film critic
Years Active:1983–present

}Michael Phillips (born March 11, 1961)[1] is an American film critic for the Chicago Tribune newspaper.

Early life

Phillips was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and spent most of his early years in Racine.

Career

Prior to being film critic for the Chicago Tribune, Phillips was the drama critic of the Tribune; the Los Angeles Times; the St. Paul Pioneer Press; The San Diego Union-Tribune; and the Dallas Times Herald.

From 2006 through August 2008, he appeared frequently on At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, first as one of numerous guest critics filling in for the late Roger Ebert while he was on medical leave, and becoming a semipermanent cohost with Richard Roeper in the months before Roeper and Ebert ended their association with the series.[2] On August 5, 2009, Phillips was hired along with New York Times critic A. O. Scott to replace hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.[3] [4] The show was cancelled after one season due to low ratings, concluding its run in August 2010.[5]

More recently Phillips has introduced films as a guest host of Turner Classic Movies in 2011, 2013, 2016 and early 2017. He appears on the Filmspotting podcast, and hosts a series of programs about movie music, The Film Score, for WFMT-FM (98.7).

Preferences

In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Phillips listed his five favorite films (in chronological order):[6]

  1. The Passion of Joan of Arc
  2. His Girl Friday
  3. Citizen Kane
  4. The Band Wagon
  5. Taxi Driver

Best films of the year

Each year, Phillips prepares a list of the top ten films of the year. In 2009, he also made a list for the films of the 2000's decade.

Year
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2005CapoteKing KongThe Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaNuit noire 17 octobre 1961The 40-Year-Old VirginThe Squid and the WhaleJunebugLe Grand VoyagePride and PrejudiceBrokeback Mountain
2006ClimatesUnited 93Little ChildrenThe Death of Mr. LazarescuLetters from Iwo JimaBoratThe War TapesCasino RoyaleThe QueenCaché
2007OnceThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 DaysRatatouilleThere Will Be BloodNo End in SightMargot at the WeddingThe Bourne UltimatumThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordKnocked Up and Juno
2008WALL-EThe ClassA Christmas TaleLet the Right One InThe Flight of the Red BalloonAlexandraMan on WireSnow AngelsStill LifeThe Dark Knight
2009UpWhere the Wild Things AreOf Time and the CityThe Hurt LockerA Serious ManAdventurelandA Single ManSugarIn the LoopMe and Orson Welles
2000sThere Will Be BloodRatatouilleClimatesOnceY Tu Mamá TambiénZodiacUnited 93Mulholland DriveGosford ParkMinority Report
2010The Kids are All RightThe Secret in Their EyesBoxing GymLast Train HomeGreenbergCarlosThe Social NetworkThe King's SpeechThe Ghost WriterThe Fighter
2011 [7] PoetryMoneyballCertified CopyThe DescendantsThe InterruptersGuy and Madeline on a Park BenchA SeparationThe Tree of LifeTinker Tailor Soldier SpyWeekend
2012 [8] Zero Dark ThirtyLincolnOnce Upon a Time in AnatoliaThe MasterAmourChico and RitaThe Color WheelSearching for Sugar ManFlightMoonrise Kingdom
2013 [9] Her12 Years a SlaveConsuming SpiritsStories We TellFruitvale StationAmerican HustlePost Tenebras LuxInside Llewyn DavisLet the Fire BurnThe Gatekeepers
2014 [10] BoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelWinter SleepWhiplashThe Lego MovieListen Up PhilipForce MajeureMr. TurnerDear White PeopleHeaven Knows What
2015 [11] SpotlightAnomalisaLove & MercyThe Diary of a Teenage GirlSon of SaulCarolBeasts of No NationCreedHeart of a DogTangerine
2016 [12] MoonlightLa La LandManchester by the SeaToni ErdmannKrishaThe WitchHell or High WaterDon't Think TwiceThe Fits
2017 [13] Lady BirdA Ghost StoryGet OutPhantom ThreadRat FilmMudboundGood TimeRawThe Florida ProjectCall Me by Your Name
2018 [14] The RiderRomaCan You Ever Forgive Me?The FavouriteMinding the GapWidowsFirst ReformedSorry to Bother YouZamaBlack Panther
2019 [15] ParasiteMarriage StoryAsh Is Purest WhitePortrait of a Lady on FireThe IrishmanOne Child NationWavesPresent.Perfect.The Last Black Man in San FranciscoLittle Women
2020 [16] Lovers RockFirst CowAmerican UtopiaNomadlandCity So RealMa Rainey's Black BottomThe AssistantMangroveThe Vast of NightNever Rarely Sometimes Always
2021 [17] A Night of Knowing NothingThe Underground RailroadDrive My CarPassingWest Side StoryThe Lost DaughterLicorice PizzaSummer of SoulIt's a SinThe Green Knight and The Tragedy of Macbeth
2022* [18] All the Beauty and the BloodshedCompartment No. 6EOKimiLet the Little Light ShineMarcel the Shell with Shoes OnSaint OmerTárTurning RedThe Woman King
2023 [19] Past LivesThe BoyKillers of the Flower MoonBarbieAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret.The Zone of InterestReturn to SeoulThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Rat Catcher; The Swan; & Poison
OppenheimerMay December

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006-2010 At the Movies Guest Host/Co-Host 91 episodes
2008 Entourage Himself Episode: "Fantasy Island"
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Guest Expert 5 episodes
The View Himself 1 episode
Charlie Rose Guest 1 episode
2011 The Early Show Himself 1 episode
2013 TCM Friday Night Spotlight: Future Shock! Host

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Talking Pictures. Conversations about film, the bad and the beautiful.' by Michael Phillips. Your host is Michael Phillips, who was born in the year of 'The Hustler,' 'La Notte' and 'Flower Drum Song.'. Chicago Tribune. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070811231006/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/. August 11, 2007.
  2. News: Scott. A.O.. Roger Ebert, The Critic Behind The Thumb. The New York Times. Arts & Leisure, 1, 22. April 13, 2008. July 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: 'At the Movies' Drops Hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz. ABC News. August 5, 2009. Lindsay. Goldwert. Dean. Praetorius. July 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: Tower Ticker: Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips, N.Y. Times' A.O. Scott take over 'At the Movies'. Chicago Tribune. August 5, 2009. Phil. Rosenthal. July 28, 2022.
  5. Web site: Tower Ticker: Disney-ABC cancels 'At the Movies,' Siskel and Ebert's old show. Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2010. Phil. Rosenthal. July 28, 2022.
  6. Web site: Ryan . Tim . September 22, 2009 . Five Favorite Films with Michael Phillips .
  7. Web site: 10 best movies of 2011. Chicago Tribune. March 28, 2012. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  8. Web site: Photos: Best movies of 2012 . Chicago Tribune. March 14, 2013. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  9. Web site: Photos: Best movies of 2013. Chicago Tribune. December 17, 2013. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  10. Web site: Photos: Best and worst movies of 2014 . Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2014. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  11. Web site: Photos: Best movies of 2015. Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2015. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  12. Web site: Michael Phillips reveals the movie triumphs, disasters of 2016 . Chicago Tribune. December 15, 2016. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  13. Web site: 10 best movies of 2017. Chicago Tribune. December 13, 2017. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  14. Web site: 10 best movies of 2018 . Chicago Tribune. December 12, 2018. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  15. Web site: The best - and worst - movies of 2019 . Chicago Tribune. December 19, 2019. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  16. Web site: Top 10 movies of 2020, from the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips. Chicago Tribune. December 16, 2020. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  17. Web site: The Tribune's Top 10 best movies of 2021: You haven't heard of the year's best film. I guarantee it.. Chicago Tribune. December 9, 2021. Michael. Phillips. March 21, 2022.
  18. Web site: The Top 10 best movies of 2022 (plus a few of the worst). Chicago Tribune. December 14, 2022. Michael. Phillips. October 25, 2023.
  19. Web site: The top 10 best (and worst!) movies of 2023. Chicago Tribune. December 6, 2023. Michael. Phillips. January 10, 2024.

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