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which the Pulitzer citation praised for “unrelentingly relevant and deeply engaged criticism on the intersection of race and culture in America, written in singular style, alternatively playful and profound."
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for Columns and Commentary, recognized for his 2014 Grantland columns, "Let's Be Real," "After Normal," and "If U Seek Amy."
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discussing the impact of video store shopping on the importance of film criticism, and how critic
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In 2021, Morris won his second Pulitzer Prize for criticism, for a series of essays in
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In 1999, he was one of many film critics who temporarily co-reviewed films with
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started a questionable revolution of amateurs writing film criticism.
300: 157: 194:, graduating in 1993. While a high school student, he wrote for the 976:"ESPN's Grantland Earns Three National Magazine Award Nominations" 795:"Wesley Morris Named Critic at Large in Culture at New York Times" 589: 561:"New Critic at Large: 'Breathtakingly Funny, Absolutely Serious'" 327: 226: 201:
s teen supplement, "Yo! Fresh Ink." In 1997 he graduated from
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as critic-at-large, contributing to the newspaper as well as
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
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McQuade, Eric; Standley, Laura Jane (December 18, 2016).
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Morris lives in Brooklyn, New York. Morris is gay.
229:. Morris and Burr also made regular appearances on 925:"The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2016 | IndieWire" 847:"The New York Times gets serious about podcasting" 709:"Profiles in Criticism: Wesley Morris | IndieWire" 632:"Here are the winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes" 168:and the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his 999: 1415: 870: 757: 504: 502: 1024: 1022: 262:. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film 233:to discuss the latest films and do the weekly 1193: 558: 1000:Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (January 15, 2015). 899:"15 Notable Podcasts Brought To You By 2016" 614:"The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Criticism" 499: 1127:Appearance on NECN with film critic Ty Burr 1019: 250:, he wrote film reviews and essays for the 225:in 2002, where he reviewed films alongside 1200: 1186: 609: 607: 294:From 2013 to 2015 Wesley Morris wrote for 31: 973: 579: 896: 620:articles April 12 to December 16, 2011). 1028: 974:Sebastian, Michael (January 15, 2015). 897:Capewell, Jillian (December 21, 2016). 604: 468:In 2015, Morris was a finalist for the 1416: 1054: 922: 844: 818: 793:Kassel, Matthew (September 17, 2015). 792: 731: 729: 706: 683:"Meet The Gang Who Made Our Ink Fresh" 1181: 1082:"Wesley Morris - The Root 100 - 2021" 680: 205:, where he had been a film critic at 1509:20th-century African-American people 1504:21st-century African-American people 1439:Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winners 751: 681:Wayne, Renee Lucas (June 24, 1993). 923:Greene, Steve (December 27, 2016). 819:Hayden, Erik (September 17, 2015). 726: 629: 535:"Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe" 176:race relations in the United States 13: 1118:Biography and film reviews at the 916: 864: 758:Kahn, Joseph P. (April 17, 2012). 559:Lehman, Susan (December 8, 2015). 14: 1520: 1102: 845:Doctor, Ken (September 6, 2016). 707:Burton, Kyle (February 5, 2014). 352: 287:, who was ultimately replaced by 1368: 1165: 1153: 1141: 485: 1074: 1055:Romano, Evan (March 13, 2017). 1048: 1029:Edmonds, Rick (June 11, 2021). 993: 967: 942: 890: 838: 812: 786: 777: 307:In October 2015, Morris joined 1454:San Francisco Chronicle people 873:"The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016" 700: 674: 649: 623: 573: 552: 527: 347: 318:In September 2016, Morris and 186:Morris was born and raised in 1: 1479:Journalists from Philadelphia 1459:LGBT people from Pennsylvania 1449:San Francisco Examiner people 493: 190:. He attended high school at 181: 150:Previously, Morris wrote for 1464:African-American LGBT people 1429:African-American journalists 1209:Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 459:Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 237:film review video series on 162:Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 118:Pulitzer Prize for Criticism 7: 357:Morris participated in the 313:The New York Times Magazine 135:, as well as co-host, with 46:1975 (age 48–49) 10: 1525: 1489:The New York Times people 1377: 1366: 1216: 452: 214: 113: 101: 93: 76: 61: 42: 30: 23: 1474:African-American writers 457:In 2011, Morris won the 1444:The Boston Globe people 470:National Magazine Award 340:and podcasting company 259:San Francisco Chronicle 1469:Yale University alumni 825:The Hollywood Reporter 342:Pineapple Street Media 281:his television program 253:San Francisco Examiner 1434:American film critics 950:"Wesley Morris | BFI" 420:O.J.: Made in America 197:Philadelphia Inquirer 37:Wesley Morris in 2013 1499:American gay writers 1494:American podcasters 903:The Huffington Post 539:The Pulitzer Prizes 436:There Will Be Blood 372:Au hasard Balthazar 246:Before joining the 208:The Yale Daily News 16:American journalist 1335:Christopher Knight 566:The New York Times 514:The New York Times 478:The New York Times 388:Do the Right Thing 338:The New York Times 309:The New York Times 164:for his work with 160:. 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Yale University
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The New York Times
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
The New York Times
Jenna Wortham
Still Processing
The Boston Globe
Grantland
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
New York Times
race relations in the United States
Philadelphia
Girard College
Philadelphia Inquirer
Yale University
The Yale Daily News
The Boston Globe
Ty Burr
NECN
Boston.com
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Chronicle
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Harry Knowles
Roger Ebert
his television program

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