Kevin Thomas | |
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Born | Kevin B. Thomas 1936 (age 87–88) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Alma mater | Gettysburg College Pennsylvania State University |
Occupation(s) | Film critic, writer |
Kevin B. Thomas (born 1936) is an American film critic who has written reviews for the Los Angeles Times since 1962. His long tenure makes him the longest-running film critic among major United States newspapers.[1]
Thomas was born in Los Angeles in 1936. He earned a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College in 1958 and master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1960.[1][2]
Thomas is known for giving fairly positive reviews compared to other critics, and certainly less critical than Kenneth Turan, who joined the Los Angeles Times in 1991.[3][4][5]
In 2003, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association gave Thomas a Lifetime Achievement Award.[6] Thomas holds an honorary position on the Advisory Board of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and its Dorian Awards.[7]
In his 2022 book "Cinema Speculation," Quentin Tarantino said that Kevin Thomas was the only critic at the Los Angeles Times who seemed to enjoy his job.[8]