Joe Morgenstern (born October 3, 1932)[1] is an American writer and retired film critic.

During this time, he panned Bonnie and Clyde and then reconsidered his opinion seriously enough to retract it in the next issue.

He co-wrote the 1976 television film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, and worked on several episodes of Law & Order.

In 2022, Morgenstern retired from The Wall Street Journal, with his final column running in print on April 29, two days short of his 27th anniversary with the newspaper.

[7] During this time, he also contributed reviews for the Los Angeles-area radio station KCRW.