Kyle Smith (critic)
Kyle Smith (born 1966) is an American critic, columnist and novelist. He is currently the film critic for The Wall Street Journal[1] and the theater critic for The New Criterion.[2] Earlier, he was critic-at large for National Review,[3] a film critic and columnist for the New York Post,[4] and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal,[5] People, New York, Forbes,[6] The New York Times,[7][8][9] and Commentary.[10]
Kyle Smith
1966 (age 57–58)
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Critic
- columnist
- novelist
Education[edit]
Smith graduated from East Longmeadow High School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1984 and from Yale University, summa cum laude, as an English major, and as a Phi Beta Kappa member.[11][12] Smith served in the U.S. Army during the Persian Gulf War, holding the rank of lieutenant.[13][14] From 1996 to 2005 he worked at People magazine as editor of book and music reviews.[15]