When Does a YouTube Critic Become a Lying Grifter?

A lot of folks call critics they don't like grifters. They grift, apparently, on the culture war surrounding films and media...but very few people can actually explain what a grifter even is or how one becomes a grifter vs a bad critic you don't like.

In this video, we dive into the history of film criticism, the history of grifts surrounding film, as well as organize critics into a set of tiers, each one closer and closer to that designation of "grifter" to determine who is -- and who isn't -- a grifter.

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Chapters:

0:00 The Culture War Grift is Getting Out of Hand
1:19 What is a Grifter?
3:51 What is the Role of a Critic?
8:43 People Have Always Been Stupid About Media Criticism (Silent Night, Deadly Night, Seduction of the Innocent)
13:17 Tier 1 – Critics You Don’t Agree With (Jeremy Jahns, John Campea)
17:24 Tier 2 – Critics As Entertainers (Nostalgia Critic, Cinema Sins)
20:05 Tier 3 – Bad Faith Critics/Bad At Their Jobs Critics (Lily Orchard, Jesterbell)
30:00 Tier 4 – Just Mauler
35:27 Tier 5 – Star Wars Theory
43:07 Tier 6 – The True Grifters: Ideas (Nerdrotic, Geeks + Gamers)
55:57 Tier 7 – The True Grifters: Selling You a Product (ComicsGate)
1:02:17 Tier 8 – The Critical Drinker
1:08:39 Tier 9 – Me?