Upcoming Tiger Critics Reviews

I often wonder why film critics feel compelled to share their opinions with others. I imagine most do it because they greatly enjoy writing about a subject that they are passionate about. Others may get satisfaction out of the public's appreciation for their opinions. A film reviewer is a film viewer first and foremost. I review films because I love them so much. I am not content to just watch. I like to discuss, debate and ultimately, make recommendations to others. There are of course other personal benefits to being a film reviewer. One of the perks that I love the most is the advanced screening. There is something very exciting about watching a film before the public has a chance to see it. I guess that excitement is a little selfish but it is certainly one of my favorite aspects of film reviewing.

Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to participate in an advanced screening of The Social Network, the highly anticipated film about the founding of Facebook from director David Fincher, a man who has brought us classics like Seven, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Zodiac. While I cannot discuss the film as of yet, I will say that I was very impressed and the film certainly lives up to the hype. You can watch a trailer for the film here: The Social Network Trailer, Courtesy of Sony Pictures. 

One of the reasons why I created this blog was to promote Tiger Critics and talk about future reviews which can be seen on Tiger TV's Newswave program. Our new season begins this upcoming Friday at 3:00 p.m. and for the premiere my co-host and I will be reviewing the Ben Affleck heist thriller The Town. The film has been receiving positive reviews from critics but to hear our opinion, you will need to tune in this upcoming Friday.

This guy reviews for YOU! I want to save you money because let's face it, movies are expensive and are often not worth it. I waste my own money so you don't have to. So sit back, relax, read up and enjoy the show.

Tiger Critics TV Show

To kick things off, I want to talk about a project that is currently under consideration for future Tiger TV programming. Last year, the Newswave program added a five minute segment called Tiger Critics of which I was a co-host. Tiger Critics was basically a Ebert and Roeper style segment where my co-host and I would review films currently in theaters and give our honest opinions of them. Would usually rate the film on a scale of one to five which we called the Tiger Paw Scale (a typical rating would be three paws out of five). Anyways, the show was a great success and the Tiger TV board is currently considering turning Tiger critics into a 30 minute show. Due to the time increase it is also our intention to join forces with the two hosts of the film segment of The Not So Late Show, a variety show which also runs on Tiger TV. As of now, we do not have a dedicated time slot or a finalized list of content but we plan on filming a pilot show within the next month so I will be sure to keep readers of this blog informed. Here is a preliminary list of some of the content we would like to include in our show. We would start off the show with our original film review segment. Due to the fact that we now have four hosts, the roles would alternate. Following this segment we would move into what we call the Tiger Top Five where we list out top five films in a particular genre. The next segment is our DVD recommendation section where we review a film from our ever-growing collection.

    Photo by Andrew Rieger

Finally, we will wrap up the show with a roundtable discussion. The topics we will discuss will be related to the film industry but we have yet to determine what these topics will be. In the next couple of weeks, we will have a better idea of our schedule and our content but at this point, our show is simply an idea in our head. Wish us luck.