How U.K. Film Critics are Navigating Coronavirus: ‘My Earnings Potential Evaporated Overnight’

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As studios and distributors continue to pull the theatrical releases of their films, and cinemas nationwide close their doors to the public, what becomes of film criticism in the time of coronaviru…

As studios and distributors continue to pull the theatrical releases of their films, and cinemas nationwide close their doors to the public, what becomes of film criticism in the time ofLike many of the U.K.’s film and TV workers, most critics work on a freelance basis and

“We’ve been figuring out for a few years how to define our remit with the increase in digital releases, the explosion of Netflix as a major distributor, and so on,” notes Lodge. “For the time being, I see my job as people towards streaming, disc-based and on-demand titles of all tones and genres that will help them cope at a time when their downtime options — and indeed down-time itself — is severely limited.”

“The bottom has literally fallen out of the industry and there is very little to write about besides the crisis itself. My earning potential has evaporated overnight and there is no safety net.”

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BobDigi69

maybe if they would learn to be LESS critical then people would be willing to support them during this difficult period but nobody like's to be criticized

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