Honorable mention

Arbogast on Film is touched and flattered to have been name-checked in the most recent issue of Cineaste, by the mag's associate editor and film and theater blogger Robert Cashill (glowing coolly on the left). The occasion is Film Criticism in the Age of the Internet: A Critical Symposium, in which a handful of select writers and thinkers (among them, Mike D'Angelo, J. Hoberman, Kent Jones, Glenn Kenny, Karina Longworth, Richard Schickel, Girish Shambu, Amy Taubin) share their thoughts on the growth of Internet-exclusive film criticism and the dominance/prevalence/ubiquity of film bloggers in an age in which print critics are ever more falling by the wayside. Bob lists this blog as one of his bookmarks but goes on to say really profound and true stuff besides:

Just as anyone who appears in a porn film is a de facto porn star, so, too, does anyone who blogs on film become an instant expert on the subject, just by showing up online. But there are professionals who write (and think) very amateurishly and amateurs who know more about the niches of this or that genre than any professional ever will. What I like is a professional who lets his or her hair down on the Web in a manner distinct from the voice-from-the-mountaintop style of print reviewing... and an amateur who conveys a stockpile of information with clarity, style, and wit. Then again, I’m more often drawn to the subject of a posting than I am to the writer; the opposite is true in print, where the name above the title has been the draw.

I love how he doesn't have to mention my name, trusting that "clarity, style, and wit" will instantly bring to mind Arbogast on Film. Bob may not be my uncle but he honors me with this mention.