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There's a lot of discussion of the role of the critic swirling in the fringes of the media these days. A few weeks ago, A.O. Scott, the film critic for the New York Times, received a less than positive critique of his review of Marvel's The Avengers. Samuel L. Jackson, one of the movie's stars, suggested that Mr. Scott should find another profession. In the above video, A.O. Scott and David Carr discuss the episode.T…