In approximate chronological order based on when I first encountered them, here are the works of criticism that, over the past 17 years, have most strongly shaped my approach to movies, comics, art, culture, criticism, etc.
Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan by Robin Wood
Reeling by Pauline Kael
5001 Nights at the Movies by Pauline Kael
The Western Canon and The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom
No Surprises Please by Steve Vineberg
Uncollected film criticism by Steve Vineberg
Mystery Train and Lipstick Traces by Greil Marcus
The Heart of Rock and Soul by Dave Marsh
Movies by Manny Farber
The Jim Hillier-edited Cahiers du cinema collections
Anatomy of Criticism by Northrop Frye
Tom Spurgeon's comics criticism in The Comics Journal and elsewhere
Gary Groth's comics criticism and commentary in The Comics Journal
The American Cinema by Andrew Sarris
Where Dead Voices Gather by Nick Tosches
Various blog posts on movies, books, art, and culture by Michael Blowhard of 2blowhards.com
Robert Christgau's Consumer Guide
Beauty: The Value of Values and other works by Frederick Turner
Reading the Funnies by Donald Phelps
Sean T. Collins' film and comics criticism on his blog
Jonathan Rosenbaum's film criticism in the Chicago Reader
Bill Krohn's posts on the a_film_by discussion group
Michael Sicinski's film criticism on his Academic Hack website
Various comments and articles strewn all over the web by Adrian Martin
Physical Evidence by Kent Jones
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