PaperSoup: The Critic’s Choice

Ladies and gents, as a small circulation publication we don't get many opportunities for constructive criticism, especially not from a professional critic. Today, however, is a lucky day for the PaperSoup family. It seems that David Manning, the fictional film critic mustered up by a Sony advertising executive to lavish lauditory snippets on such fine works as "The Animal" and "Hollow Man," has been forced into an early retirement by the Justice Department. For those of you who don't remember, several of Manning's gushing blurbs appeared in newspaper advertisements for Sony/Columbia films throughout the summer's of 2000 and 2001. That is, until a Newsweek report uncovered that he was existence-challenged. After lengthy legal procedures, Sony was forced to pay over a million dollars in punitive damages this past week. Sadly, Mr. Manning was left jobless despite the unwavering loyalty he had shown to his former employer. Well luckily for him, we needed a little honest criticism and some good press to boot, so we called and offered him a gig. Here are clips from some of the recent reviews of PaperSoup written by David in leading newspapers throughout the country…and the world.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer- Clevleland, OH
"PaperSoup.com is the feel good website of the summer!"

The Orlando Sentinental- Orlando, FL
"Parents, leave the kids at home. This raunchy stew of sex and farts will have you rolling in the aisles!"

Le Figaro- Paris, France
"Papersoup.com grabs satire by the nape of the neck, bends it over its knee and gives it a good old fashioned pants down spanking; the kind of spanking which hasn't been seen since your grandpappy cut his first switch." (Translated from French)

Birmingham Post and Mail- Birmingham, UK
"PaperSoup her? I hardly know her!"

The Washington Times- Washington, DC
"The skilled staff of Papersoup.Com confidently takes the wheel of the good ship Comedy and guides her through the rough cliché infested waters of hipster sarcasm and postmodern irony to land her safely on the verdant banks of HaHa Key, whereupon her bounteous cargo of chuckles and guffaws spills forth onto the parched natives like rain from heaven."

The New Yorker- New York, NY
"Let me level with you guys. If you read PaperSoup.com, you'll get some trim…tonight!"

The Daily Worker- New York, NY
"Somehow between the marathon sessions of Madden '06 and all the groupie love, the bad boys (and girls) at PaperSoup.com manage to squeeze in enough time to create some truly stinging satire. Maybe your pimp hand isn't as strong as the beat laureates at PaperSoup, but you can always get your nut off by reading their hilarious articles."

Boston Herald- Boston, MA
"Really, if you think there is a funnier site in existence than PaperSoup.com, go try and find it. When you fail, return to me prepared to really lick boot!"

The Daily Worker- New York, NY
"Jumpin' Jehosephat! There's a bee in my bonnet! It's name is PaperSoup and it stung me square on the funny bone!"

High Times- Los Angeles, CA
"Dudes, put down that fatty and smoke on a little PaperSoup.com instead: no stems, no seeds, no sticks- just some of that sticky icky icky comedy. Oooweeee!!!"

The Jonesboro Bible Herald- Jonesboro, TN
"And on the seventh day, God created PaperSoup.com, and it was pleasing to him."


Thanks Dave!
The checks in the mail.