Kyle Smith (critic)

Education

Smith graduated from East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1984 and from Yale University, summa cum laude, as an English major, and as a Phi Beta Kappa member. Smith served in the U.S. Army during the Persian Gulf War, holding the rank of lieutenant. From 1996 to 2005 he worked at People magazine as editor of book and music reviews.

Writing

A writer in Entertainment Weekly described Smith's film-reviewing style as "an exercise in hilarious hostility". He has been dubbed "America's most cantankerous film critic" by The Atlantic.

''Love Monkey''

Love Monkey was published by William Morrow in 2004. Times critic Janet Maslin called the book "hilarious". Time magazine said, "You couldn't ask for a more entertaining drinking buddy – watch out for a memorable strip-club meltdown scene – but there's a deep, dark subway of despair running underneath his riffs, and that's what makes the book more than a standup routine... Love Monkey nails it."

On January 17, 2006, a one-hour CBS TV series based on the book debuted; it was a dramedy also called Love Monkey. It starred Tom Cavanagh, Judy Greer, Jason Priestley and Larenz Tate.

''A Christmas Caroline''

Smith's second novel, A Christmas Caroline, was published in 2006, also by William Morrow. The Wall Street Journal critic Joseph Bottum wrote, "For those who prefer their sentimentality seasoned with a dash of cynical wit, Kyle Smith's A Christmas Caroline may be a good selection. Mr. Smith ... turns in a quick, enjoyable read about a selfish woman at a fashion magazine who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by three spooky visitors. From the moment you meet Caroline's assistant—a devious redhead named Ursula Heep—you know you're at play in the fields of Charles Dickens.... Mr. Smith takes Dickens' old, familiar tale and stuffs it into a woman straight out of The Devil Wears Prada".

References

References

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7. (December 11, 1996). ""Metropolitan Diary", December 11, 1996". The New York Times.
8. "SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1995; NOBLES: Get Ready For Ethelred". The New York Times.
9. (May 10, 1998). "Metropolitan Diary". The New York Times.
10. (November 2014). "Bridge to Nowhere".
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15. (February 12, 2004). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Corrosive Characters in Two Novels About Journalists". The New York Times.
16. Ross, Dalton. (January 26, 2007). "Reviewing the Reviews: 'Catch and Release' | PopWatch Blog".
17. Randall, Eric. (March 16, 2012). "America's Most Cantankerous Film Critic".
18. (March 24, 2010). "William Morrow -". HarperCollins Publishers.
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20. Grossman, Lev. (February 16, 2004). "You've Got Male".
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22. "'Love Monkey' finds new life on VH1 - TV comedy - MSNBC.com". Today.com.
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