Are you tired of film reviews from snobby, out-of-touch writers who seem out of touch with the real world?

Do you chuckle every time you read the newspaper and see yet another sell-out film critic and quote whore shouting out the merits of Hollywood's worst films?
 
Wouldn't you just love to find a film critic who helps you decide if a film is right for you rather than just making the decision for you?
 
Are you looking for a different kind of film critic? A film critic just like you...a film critic who loves film, won't steer you wrong, will help you find hidden gems and whose writing is as entertaining as it is informative?
 
The home of longtime freelance film critic Richard Propes, The Independent Critic  is THE place for independent thinkers who demand intelligence, creativity, insight and entertainment from their movies and their movie critics.
 
Filled to the brim with hundreds of enlightening movie reviews, revealing interviews and bold and original features, The Independent Critic brings you the best and worst that Hollywood and Hollywood's underground has to offer from microcinema up to big budget studio releases.
 
The Independent Critic goes a step further by working with studios, filmmakers and community organizations to promote the independent spirit of filmmaking, empower student and indie filmmakers, bring to the public independent films and create positive change in the community through the passion and creativity of filmmakers from around the world.
 
A longtime freelance film critic for a variety of publications, Propes was the co-founder of IndependentCritics.com and the founder and serves as Executive Director for the Tenderness Network, an international community of artists & activists dedicated to ending childhood violence. 
 
Envisioned as a communal site empowering activists and writers alike, "The Independent Critic" includes "Everyone's a Critic," a free membership site where YOU are the critic.
 
Propes has won numerous awards for his child advocacy, most notably the highest awards for service in Indiana and Kentucky, "Sagamore of the Wabash" and "Order of Kentucky Colonels" along with the Donna J. Stone Award, Prevent Child Abuse America's highest award nationally for volunteer service in the area of child abuse prevention.
 
Richard Propes IS "The Independent Critic," a man fiercely devoted to peace and social justice issues while celebrating his love of film. With writing that ranges from irreverent to vulnerable, angry to humorous, Propes has developed a growing legion of fans who admire his activism and his writing.
 
Thank you for visiting "The Independent Critic." We hope you'll bookmark us, visit often and be sure to join us at "Everyone's a Critic!"
 
Peace,
 
Richard Propes
Founder/Publisher
The Independent Critic
 
 
 
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Current # of New Reviews: 145

Indpls. International Film Festival:
$150.00, an amount that was used to be the presenting sponsor for "Munyurangabo" during the 2008 festival. All $150.00 has been paid as of 5/1/08.

New Community Project: $35.50 raised so far. $30.00 donated so far with primary support going to support Sarah Durnbaugh's trip to Sudan for the summer. As of May 1, 2008 The Peaceful Critic has paid $30.00 to NCP.

RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network): $35.50 raised so far. $50.00 donation submitted as of August 8, 2008.

PROTECT (National Committee to Protect Children): $35.50 raised so far. We have not submitted our first donation as of 8/1/08.

Watch this space for exciting news about our new fundraiser beginning January 1, 2009!

 

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Rating Scale

  • A+ or A=   4.0 Stars
  • A-=          3.5 Stars
  • B+=          3.0 - 3.5 Stars
  • B=           3.0 Stars
  • B-=          2.5 - 3.0 Stars
  • C+=          2.5 Stars
  • C=           2.0 Stars
  • C-=          1.5-2.0 Stars
  • D+=         1.5 Stars
  • D=           1.0 Star
  • D-=          .5  Star
  • F=            0 Stars
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