New beginnings for 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Morris – film critic at Grantland. Next to Armond White, both gents are 2 of the most prominent and widely-read African American film critics working today.
Morris has been named critic at large covering all things cultural for The Gray Lady, also known as the The New York Times.
“As a critic at large in Culture, Wesley will occupy a newly created position allowing him to write essays and criticism across multiple disciplines and to respond to cultural moments as they unfold,” Danielle Mattoon, the Times‘ culture editor, wrote.
Mr. Morris, who is 39, has worked at Grantland since 2013, where he wrote incisively about film and…
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