On a very inside-baseball episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss how to write about bad movies right.

On the art (and ethics) of writing negative reviews

<p>Welcome to Film Club, the&nbsp;<em>A.V. Club</em>’s movie discussion series. Each week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife (and occasionally some special guests) will gab about the week's new releases, explore various corners of the film industry, and examine the lasting impact of some of history's biggest films. </p>

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Welcome to Film Club, the A.V. Club’s movie discussion series. Each week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife (and occasionally some special guests) will gab about the week's new releases, explore various corners of the film industry, and examine the lasting impact of some of history's biggest films.

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