With the rise of crowdsourcing sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp, more and more people are writing reviews of everything from electronics to bean curds, and everyone is a critic. But how do you know whether a review is any good? Presented here are reviews of reviews, by a critic of critics. You will want to read the original review first.
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Tuesday Jan 15, 2019 | Ron Funches's Giggle Fit Is a Genuine Presentation of a Pleasant Enough Dude |
An impersonal riposte to a personal attack on Ron Funches
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Friday Dec 7, 2018 | Jane Stanton and others at Yuk Yuks in Vancouver |
A focused review of a rambling play-by-play of a standup comedy show.
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Friday Sep 14, 2018 | C- |
An A+ review of a low-D review of a show called C-.
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Monday Jul 30, 2018 | Kino Cafe |
One long review of six short reviews that were probably also written by one guy.
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Friday Jun 29, 2018 | "Incredibles 2" Reviewed: A Sequel in the Shadow of a Masterwork |
A mature assessment of a juvenile veneration of a movie for children.
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Tuesday Apr 10, 2018 | Comedy Festival 2018: Fringe Wives Club in Glittery Clittery: A Consensual Reboot! |
Talking man-to-man about a show by and for women.
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Sunday Dec 31, 2017 | One Star: 'The Shape of Water' Is a Loopy, Lunkheaded Load of Drivel |
An accurate assessment of an error-riddled review of Guillermo del Toro's latest film.
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Friday Sep 8, 2017 | VANCOUVER GREENROOM 6: Twelve Vancouver Fringe reviews (from Victoria) |
A far-too-long review of four far-too-short reviews of shows coming to the Vancouver Fringe.
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Saturday Aug 26, 2017 | 3 Fringe plays on MODERN LIFE |
A blog post with two reviews of an article with three reviews of shows at the Edmonton Fringe.
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Thursday Aug 24, 2017 | Fringe review: Leash Your Potential |
A five star review of a five star review of "one of the funniest performances at this year's Fringe."
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2017 | Fringe review: The Life Henri |
A review that shouldn't be of something that should be a review but isn't.
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Monday Aug 21, 2017 | Fringe review: Instagraham |
A Gen-Xer explains a Baby Boomer's misunderstanding of something Millennials are into.
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Tuesday Aug 8, 2017 | Character Assassination as "Comedy" |
An exposé on a writer's obsession with Andy Kindler's obsession with Ricky Gervais.
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2017 | Beers About Songs |
A well-reasoned one-star review of a bizarrely justified three-star review of a show at the Winnipeg Fringe.
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Wednesday Jul 19, 2017 | I’m Tired of Watching Brown Men Fall in Love With White Women Onscreen |
A pseudo-comedic critique of a pseudo-intellectual critique of The Big Sick.
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Thursday Jun 22, 2017 | Rory Scovel's Inconsistent New Special Is Undermined By Its Structure |
Intentionally missing the point of a review that unintentionally misses the point of Rory Scovel Tries Stand-up For The First Time.
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Saturday May 27, 2017 | Norm Macdonald's Career in Never Doing What You Expect |
One man's opinion of one woman's opinion of Norm Macdonald.
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Thursday May 25, 2017 | Barely Legal: An Underground Comedy Show |
The very first review review, which spawned this whole dumb enterprise.
