Critic as artist — A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

Critic as bootlick — Happiness is a warm puppy.

Critic as clown — The soul of a politician.

Critic as dinosaur — It's all good.

Critic as gadfly — Known to be extremely noisy during flight.

Critic as god — Lama sabachthani.

Critic as journalist — Human interest story.

Critic as monster — Click me.

Critic as player — The value added preposition.

Critic as scholar — You don't know anything until you write about it.

Critic as stylist — Clemency.

Critic as teacher — Socratics.

Critic as tipster — Check it out!