Bob Mondello (born 1949) is an American

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: Academic criticism by film scholars, who study the composition of film theory and publish their findin ...

. Annually, Mondello sees over 300 films, commenting on them on radio, in print, and in speaking engagements at film clubs and public radio presentations.

Career

Mondello spent more than a decade in entertainment advertising, as

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director for Roth Theaters, a mid-Atlantic chain of movie theaters, and also for an independent repertory theater in D.C.. Mondello has worked for

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since 1984 as the arts critic and film and theater commentator for ''

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''. He was theater critic for ''

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'' from 1987 to 2003. He has also written for ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Preservation Magazine''. Mondello produces commentaries on the arts, including "American Stages" (2005) an eight-part NPR series exploring the history of the regional theater movement.

Personal life

Mondello and his husband have resided in the Takoma neighborhood of

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since 2016. He has a second home in

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. He came out when he was 25 years old.

References

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