Seitz leaves

There have been a lot of departures from the film critic ranks in the past couple of years, usually less than completely voluntary. Today, the brainiac film critic for The House Next Door, Matt Zoller Seitz, has announced he's hanging up the popcorn. It's a big loss. He's one of the smartest critics around. Unlike a number of hyper-intelligent critics, you never felt lost in his reviews, and never sensed he was writing for people brighter than you. He will be missed. And I suppose that means one less dead link on my blogroll.