Caryn James is an American film critic, journalist, university lecturer, and writer.

Biography

She grew up in

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, and obtained her doctorate in English literature at

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. She began working as a freelance journalist at ''

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''; and '' Vogue''. She finally landed a three-week temporary position at ''

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'' and later became a permanent staff member. She moved to the daily newspaper, as a cultural reporter. In 1995, she began working as a television critic and in 1997, James was named by the ''Times'' as its first chief television critic. A year later, she published her first novel, ''Glorie'', to good reviews. In 2006, she published her second novel, ''What Caroline Knew: A Novel'', and by 2010, had left the ''Times'', returning to film critiques. She then began working at ''

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'' magazine while also doing freelance work. The following year, James began working with '' IndieWire'' in a division created for her ''James on Screens''. She writes for ''

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'' and ''

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'', and is an adjunct professor in film studies at

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Selected works

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References

External links

Caryn James's
Archived Movie reviews (1960-1997) at ''

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