Rotten Tomatoes Revamps Top Critics Classification to Boost Inclusivity

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Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregation site that has been the bane or booster of many Hollywood projects, is adding to the criterion behind its 'Top Critics' program with a goal of increasing diversity amongst its ranks of reviewers. The latest update to the criterion now includes reviewers working in podcasts and video series.

Rotten Tomatoes has updated its criteria for designating “Top Critics” in what it calls a bid to “increase inclusion and recognize individual achievement in criticism.”

Dave McNary Film ReporterRotten Tomatoes has launched a new Top Critics program for its Tomatometer rating system, including new criteria aimed at boosting inclusion and recognizing individual achievement in criticism.“At Rotten Tomatoes, we continue our commitment to building a more inclusive critics pool that reflects and serves the global entertainment audience, and today we took another important step by modernizing our Top Critics program,” said Jenny Jediny, Rotten Tomatoes head of

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told UK’s Daily Star. “And there’s another one on the inside of my leg.”Rotten, whose real name is John Lydon, said he became enamored with the furry critters and allowed them to stay in his Venice Beach home.