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So Long
Duncan, I've read every one of your weekly reviews since 1993. I've also probably read 95% of your archived blurbs. Like many readers I was initially taken aback by your criticisms (the first one that I remember being struck by was Schindler's List). Over time it became clear that you were writing from a higher vantage point than I'd ever encountered in a reviewer - your knowledge of movie history, your perceptiveness, and your ability to tersely express complex ideas were overwhelming. You treated movies as art, and those willing to follow along came here to learn. It was wonderful to see or rent a movie with no other recommendation than that you'd starred it - samurai, eyes without a face, everything Mike Leigh. And I could not wait for a new Kurt Russell movie to come out, knowing that it would likely get more stars than anything else that year. Him, and Clint, the Coens, Sissy Spacek, Alexander Payne, Michael Moore... I am one of thousands of readers who desperately want your long-form reviews to be published - from the beginning - without edits or redaction. Please consider going so.— November 13, 2010 9:33 p.m.