The Rating Scale
| A+ |
4 Stars |
| A |
4 Stars |
| A- |
3.5 Stars |
| B+ |
3.5 Stars |
| B |
3 Stars |
| B- |
2.5-3 Stars |
| C+ |
2.5 Stars |
| C |
2 Stars |
| C- |
1.5-2 Stars |
| D+ |
1.5 Stars |
| D |
1 Star |
| D- |
1/2 Star |
| F |
0 Stars |
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The Independent Critic isn't IMDB.
The Independent Critic isn't Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic or any of the other mass appeal film websites floating around the web.
These sites, whether you realize it or not, are owned by corporate giants like Amazon (IMDB). Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily, but it does mean their bottom line is THE bottom line.
The Independent Critic is different. Way different.
Started by nationally recognized child rights activist and award-winning writer Richard Propes, The Independent Critic isn't the Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich of film criticism. The Independent Critic won't dazzle you with distraction or bedazzle you with all sorts of bells & whistles.
The Independent Critic is about film journalism- top notch film reviews, insightful interviews and commentary that celebrates the best and worst of the film world inside and outside of Hollywood.
The Independent Critic is about those filmmakers who create the films that cram the multiplexes AND those filmmakers scrounging together their life savings to put together a microcinema masterpiece that most of the world will never see.
The Independent Critic is dedicated to celebrating the cinematic community, from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the backyards and alleys where the next indie film directors, writers and actors toil away just trying to make a living doing what they love.
The Independent Critic reviews and features everything the film world has to offer, from wide releases to indies to student films and, yes, short films.
If it's part of the cinematic landscape, The Independent Critic celebrates it.
The Independent Critic also believes in the power of the creative spirit to make a difference in the world. The Independent Critic is dedicated to discovering, empowering and acknowledging those filmmakers, actors, writers and other industry professionals using their skills and talents to improve the lives of others.
From dedicating a portion of site proceeds to children's organizations to sponsoring films that inspire change and hope and peace in the world, The Independent Critic isn't guided by corporate interests but, instead, is guided by a desire to make a difference in the world.
Welcome to The Independent Critic- An Independent Voice for the Reel World!
Richard Propes
Founder/Publisher
The Independent Critic
- Richard Propes is a member of the Indiana Film Journalists Association, an organization of Indiana's best film critics and writers!
- The Independent Critic features nearly 1,000 reviews of feature films.
- Richard's dream interviews include Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Peter O'Toole.
- Current readership for The Independent Critic averages just over 200,000 unique visitors monthly.
- Since 1989, Richard Propes has traveled over 3,000 miles by wheelchair on his annual "Tenderness Tour" against family violence while helping to raise nearly $300,000.
- Richard is a licensed Church of the Brethren minister. No, really.
- Richard is a voting member of the annual Razzie Awards and makes it a point each year to see the worst films released.
- Richard's first ever celebrity interview was stand-up comic Emo Phillips while working as the arts editor of the Sagamore at IUPUI in Indianapolis.
- Richard's worst interview ever? "Psycho" star Anthony Perkins became irritated that his film "Edge of Sanity" hadn't been screened in Indy before the scheduled interview. Things went downhill from there!
- Richard was an extra in several Indiana-based films including "Hoosiers," "Hard Rain," "A League of Their Own," "Eight Men Out" and "Madison." Despite this, he's only ever recognized himself in "Hard Rain."
- Richard has twice turned down filmmakers who wanted to make a film based upon his life.
- Richard worked nearly 10 years in emergency room crisis intervention and is still nationally certified as an expert in traumatic stress.
- Richard has never given a bad review to an Adam Sandler film. No, not even "Little Nicky."
- Richard was a drama minor in college. Along with film reviews, Richard has had four plays produced, two books published (with a third on the way) and several journal/newsletter articles published.
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