Description: (Journalist, Best Known as a Film & Literary Critic for 'The New York Times')
Janet R. Maslin is a well-known American journalist recognized for her extensive career as a film and literary critic at The New York Times. She spent over two decades as the Times film critic before transitioning to a fifteen-year tenure as a book critic. Maslin also played a crucial role in founding the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York, where she now serves as the president of its board of directors.