Joe Leydon

Joseph Patrick Michael Leydon is an American film critic and historian who is senior entertainment editor for Cowboys & Indians Magazine.. A critic and correspondent for Variety since 1990, he is the author of Joe Leydon's Guide to Essential Movies You Must See, and was a contributing critic for Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. As of July 2021 he has 1225 reviews collected on the website Rotten Tomatoes. He is also a founding member of Houston Film Critics Society, and a voting member of Critics Choice.