Word: philistinish
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...film historian and working critic. I find most contemporary articles on film to be reactionary and philistinish, not so much because of ideological influences but rather because of the lack of sympathetic insight and dedicated scholarship. When I read a piece on any subject, and especially on film. I do not ask myself if the writer is swinging to the left or right, but rather if he is writing out of a genuine commitment to his subject ... it in about time that film stopped serving as a dumping ground for tourists from other disciplines...
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