Verified Critics

Reel Critix is building the first verified critic roster for AI cinema. Founding critics shape what the scores mean.

Who qualifies

• Six or more published reviews or critical essays about AI-made moving-image work in the past twelve months.
• A public, attributable byline - a real name, or a stable long-running identity.
• A venue with an archive: an outlet, magazine, newsletter, YouTube channel or podcast.
• Work that makes a judgement. Tool tutorials and release summaries are not criticism.
• Editorial independence from model vendors. Vendor-affiliated writers are not excluded - they are admitted with a permanent visible disclosure and reduced weight.

What you get

• A verified byline and profile with your full body of work.
• Your reviews counted in the Critic Score at a published weight band.
• A say in the methodology while it is still being written.

How weighting works

Every critic starts at provisional (0.5×) regardless of pedigree - reputation here is earned here - and moves through standard (1.0×), established (1.5×) and senior (2.0×). We publish the criteria and the bands. We do not publish per-critic numbers, because that is an invitation to game them.

Apply

To be listed, send your byline, your venue and three representative pieces. Every application is reviewed by a human.

Byline required

Email required

Venue required

Venue link

Three representative pieces at least one

Model vendor affiliation

Vendor-affiliated critics are not excluded. They are admitted with a permanent visible disclosure and reduced weight, so declaring it costs you nothing and hiding it costs you the account.

Anything else

Send application

We only ask for what a decision needs. No documents, no ID at this stage.