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The Filthy Critic (or "Filthy," as he calls himself) is an online persona of Matt Weatherford, a...

The Filthy Critic (or "Filthy," as he calls himself) is an online persona of Matt Weatherford, a film critic. Starting in 1998, Filthy's reviews have appeared on his web site on a fairly regular basis. His writing style is notable in that it makes allusions to Filthy's fictional personal life, uses vulgar language, and often makes scathing remarks toward Hollywood. Filthy frequently comments upon perceived expository clichés and nonsensical devices. He sees many of the films reviewed as overly reliant on special effects to dull awareness of poor character development. He also feels many of the reviewed movies rely on deliberate pomposity to give the appearance of "art house" cinema. His ratings range from one to five "fingers." As of December 5th, 2005, the average score of his more than 300 reviews is 2.28, and his rating distribution looks like this: As of late 2008, only eleven films have scored a Five Finger rating: City of God, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Glitter (a sarcastic review), Godzilla 2000, The Incredibles, The King of Kong, Magnolia, Mulholland Drive, Rushmore, The Science of Sleep, and Slacker. Filthy's fictionalized private life frequently appears in the