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Lisa Schwarzbaum

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The Resume

    Raised in Hewlett, New York
    Writes for ‘Entertainment Weekly (1991- )’

Why she might be annoying:

    At ‘Entertainment Weekly,’ she is second banana to Owen Gleiberman.
    She primarily reviews ‘women’s pictures’ for the magazine.
    She likes many pretentious and boring movies.
    She stuffs her reviews with cheesy puns.
    She engaged in name-calling with director James Toback, whom she called ‘a sexually desiccated fool.’
    One writer called her ‘the most evil critic of them all.’
    Many samples of her writing can be found at a Website devoted to poor sentence structure.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Many find her reviews insightful and humorous.
    Some film fans consider her a better critic than Gleiberman.
    She knows a lot about classical music and dance.
    She praised ‘Seinfeld’ for being ‘the most Jewish show on TV.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 131 Votes: 53.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 36 Votes: 86.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 73.21% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 95 Votes: 75.79% Annoying