Famed film critic Joel Siegel died June 29th of complications from colon cancer. I've never seen a Joel Siegel review, but have read his cheesy one-line reviews of films which were rather groan-worthy.
At my college graduation ceremony, Joel Siegel was there to give a speech. There were several odd things about this. One is that he was offered an honorary doctorate when my college didn't offer doctorates to begin with. Another is that he gave a smart-ass negative speech which wasn't really appropriate for an audience of collegiate students ready to move on to their next phase in life.
This is more or less what Siegel said: "It is often said that college is the best time of your life. So it's all gonna be downhill from here."
I realize that Siegel was speaking in a sarcastic tone, but was still somewhat offended as his remarks and found them rather crass. I'm sad that he's dead, but won't forget him for making a college graduation ceremony memorable in a not so good way.
Joel Siegel, 63, Movie Critic Who Instructed and Amused, Dies -- NY Times
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