Armond White, You Are My Hero

The New York Press' chief film critic Armond White is routinely criticized for expressing contrarian opinions solely for generating controversy and site traffic. Most recently, and in the same weekend, he lambasted the universally-acclaimed Toy Story 3 while finding beauty and bravery within the widely-panned Jonah Hex. In his latest publishing, White had this to say about the upcoming Step-Up 3D:

Step Up 3D—the newest of a craven franchise—isn’t really as good as the underrated 1980s diptych, Breakin’ and the superb Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogalo, with its memorable break moves by Shabba-Doo (Adolfo Quiñones) and Boogaloo Shrimp (Michael Chambers) immortalizing an original cultural moment. [emphasis added]

Oh yes, he did just do that:

Keep doing your thing, Armond!