{"id":13501,"date":"2014-04-03T10:56:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qgp.ykq.mybluehost.me\/cinephiled\/?p=13501"},"modified":"2014-04-03T10:56:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:56:59","slug":"lunch-alison-willmore-film-critic-buzzfeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinephiled.com\/lunch-alison-willmore-film-critic-buzzfeed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lunch with Alison Willmore, Film Critic for BuzzFeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alison Willmore is the newly-hired Film Critic for BuzzFeed &#8212; and the first time that mighty site has created a position with &#8220;Critic&#8221; in the title. After dining at Golden State, on Fairfax, Ms. Wilmore and I talked about her new position, what criticism is in this modern era, the ambitious plans she and BuzzFeed have for her work, the merits of &#8220;Captain America: The Winter Soldier,&#8221; other Marvel movie matters, what makes a good burger, self-editing in the age of self-publishing and much, much more. Ms. Willmore can be found on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/@alisonwillmore\">@AlisonWillmore<\/a>; the excellent podcast she co-hosts, &#8220;Filmspotting: SVU (Streaming Video Unit)&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/filmspotting-streaming-video\/id527373269?mt=2\">can be found here, as well.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jamesrocchi.com-podcast\/id668731016\">The Lunch Podcast is available on iTunes<\/a>;\u00a0The Lunch Podcast is proudly sponsored by Snoot Films, makers of &#8220;Cheap Thrills&#8221; and the upcoming &#8220;The Guest.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alison Willmore is the newly-hired Film Critic for BuzzFeed &#8212; and the first time that mighty site has created a position with &#8220;Critic&#8221; in the title. 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