Short answers, pulled from the story.
Slant Magazine launched in 2001 with a mission to inject passion and occasional abrasiveness into the often sanitized world of online entertainment criticism. The publication cultivated a reputation for being prickly to distinguish itself from contemporaries that sought to please a broad audience.
On the 21st of January 2010, the publication underwent a significant transformation by absorbing The House Next Door, an entertainment blog founded by Matt Zoller Seitz. This integration consolidated two distinct voices that shared a disdain for the mainstream establishment.
Keith Uhlich, a former film critic for Time Out New York, served as the editor of The House Next Door until 2012. He maintained the blog before it merged with Slant Magazine on the 21st of January 2010.
Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, quoted a review by Ed Gonzalez directly in his own review of the 2005 film Chaos. This cross-pollination highlighted the growing influence of the site among established print giants.
Slant Magazine evaluates films and television programs using a traditional four-star system while rating albums, DVDs, and video games using a five-star system. This dual rating system reflects the nuances of different media formats and allows the editors to maintain consistency while respecting unique criteria.