Unbelievable and a totemic loss. For years I've had less and less advice to give to young writers who ask about careers as professional (i.e., paid) film critics. At this point, with very few exceptions, the profession as such is dead.
Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips announces he has taken a buyout and the Trib is eliminating his post. Unless I am missing someone I believe this leaves the nation's third-largest city without a single full-time film writing gig.
