About Me
My name is Dustin Putman, and I'm a film critic from the Washington, DC area. I am an alumnus of American University where I majored in Visual Media & Literature. At about the age of 8 or 9, I began rating movies, just for the fun of it. In my teens, I began writing actual reviews for every movie I would see. This hobby became my passion, and my life as an internet film critic took off. Soon after, I was accepted by the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) as a charter member and, in 2001, TheMovieBoy.com was born. In the years since, I gained quite a modest readership and was invited to join the Washington Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA). In September 2009, TheMovieBoy.com went through a much-needed metamorphosis and was retitled DustinPutman.com (although readers can still find the site by typing in the old address). As of Fall 2009, I have published over 1,800 full length reviews and have been quoted in print advertising, magazine articles, on DVD covers, and in television commercials.
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Film Philosophies
- Any movie can be great.
- Always go into a movie with an open mind, and with no preconceived notions.
- It's unprofessional to prejudge a film because of the way you might personally feel about an actor or director.
- It's unfair to assume that a movie of a certain genre can't be any good, or will automatically be good.
- A terrific trailer can be made from an awful film.
- An awful trailer can be made from a terrific film.
Oh, and...
- Babies should never be allowed into movie theaters.
Rating Equivalents
Since everyone seems to do it differently these days, I thought I'd give a simple overview of the way I rate movies — using the tried and true 4-Star scale. Yet still, star ratings can mean different things to different critics, so below is a comparison chart for MY star ratings and their rough equivalents to other rating methods that you're probably familiar with.
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Tomato |
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B |
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B |
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C |
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D |
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D |
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F |
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F |
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