{"product_id":"the-last-critic","title":"The Last Critic, WED 9.9, 6 PM – Tent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNordic Premiere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Critic, WED 9.9, 6 PM – Tent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocumentary, 2026, United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirector: Matty Wishnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning time: 1 h 23 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThemes: New York, music, journalism, criticism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English; subtitles not confirmed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge rating: Suitable for all ages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector Matty Wishnow will attend the screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“They say opinions are like assholes: everybody has one. But few people have 10,000,” declares the documentary’s protagonist, Robert Christgau—perhaps the world’s best-known and most beloved music critic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow 83, he remains in New York, surrounded by his collection of 36,000 vinyl records, writing album reviews every day just as he has for the past 50 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristgau has written music criticism for publications including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but he is best known for his work at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He contributed to the paper for 37 years, until the iconic publication closed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristgau’s reviews have been compared to haiku. They have been eagerly anticipated, feared, admired, and hated. Whatever one may think of the legendary critic, his dedication commands respect. He might play an album several more times simply to make sure whether it truly deserves an A or an A+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Critic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the directorial debut of Matty Wishnow, who has worked as a journalist, writer, and record-store owner. 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