The Radio Review
l'aom the tone of his first two broadcasts, I cannot help suspecting that " Argus," the new and anonymous broadcast film critic, is rather at a loss to know to whom he should direct his talks. Should he speak of such things as the technique of the film and thereby risk the antagonism Of thousands who (as one of his correspondents confessed) go to the cinema to enjoy " either a good laugh or a good cry " ? Or should he content himself, as the popular film-critics do, with merely unravelling the plays, eulogizing the stars, and generally paving the way for the release of the frankly corn mercial films ? Ought he not to risk unpopularity with the majority and concentrate upon helping to develop, 'up and down the country, a more discriminating cinema audience ? The lesser task might well be left to the-popukr.journalist.
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