Andrew Johnston (1968–2008) was a film and TV critic. He wrote primarily for Time Out New York and Us Weekly and was also editor of the "Time In" section of Time Out New York. Biography Andrew Johnston was born in Washington, D.C., and spent most of his youth in Charlottesville, Virginia, apart from the five years he was a student at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education in Puducherry, India. After returning from India he graduated from Tandem Friends School in Charlottesville, Virginia, and subsequently earned a B.A in English from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and a M.S.in Journalism from Columbia University. Andrew died from cancer in New York City in 2008. The film and TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz has written about Andrew's life and career in two pieces: "Deathproof: The Life in Andrew Johnston" and "Missing Andrew: Ten Years without a Good Friend". Career Andrew Johnston began writing criticism during his college years, publishing a weekly column in The Earlham Word, and went on to write about contemporary music for Sound Views and Magnet. After earning an MS in Journalism at Columbia University, Andrew began his full-time professional career as a film critic at Time Out New York and subsequently served as film critic for US Weekly and Radar, before returning to Time Out New York as TV critic and editor of the Time In section. Andrew was a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and served as its Chairperson in 2003–2004. This was the year in which the award for best picture was given to The Return of the King, from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Andrew also wrote for other publications, including The New York Times, LA Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Post and W. He was instrumental in facilitating the careers of other writers, as well as advancing the recognition of films and TV programs whose artistry he valued. Critical perspective In its article on the New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 2003 MSNBC cited Andrew's perspective on The Return of the King as follows: "It's just beautifully made, it’s pure cinema, it does everything," said Johnston, a critic for Radar. "It’s got amazing, epic scope to the drama, to the battle scenes, a lot of strong emotional stuff, really complex, well-rendered characters and effective comic relief where it needs it." Further indications of Johnston's critical perspective can