We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike.

Awards and affiliations
He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle the National Society of Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is a three-time winner of the Page One Award from the Newspaper Guild of New York. David Ansen is a reviewer and senior editor for Newsweek where he has been reviewing movies since 1977. Ansen has also written several documentaries for television on Greta Garbo (for TNT) Groucho Marx (HBO) Elizabeth Taylor (PBS) and the Ace Award winning All About Bette (Bette Davis) for TNT.

He was on the selection committee of the New York Film Festival from 1990 to 1998. Ansen has also written several documentaries for television on Greta Garbo (for TNT) Groucho Marx (HBO) Elizabeth Taylor (PBS) and the Ace Award winning All About Bette (Bette Davis) for TNT. David Ansen is a reviewer and senior editor for Newsweek where he has been reviewing movies since 1977.