jk3210 - 1:08 pm on Jan 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

>>Can a movie critic give good reviews to a film, find out the producer holds contrary political views, then turn around and pan the movie?<<

That's not my understanding of what occurred. I feel the situation is more along the lines of:

If the critic found out that the movie's producer made false claims that the movie was directed by ###, when in actuallity ###'s name was merely placed on the credits to increase the movie's appeal/status in the press, then the critic not only CAN, but SHOULD expose that fact.

Actually, the critic has a DUTY to expose that sort of behavior.