Tom Hanks used the phrase "c---sucker" while commenting on how movie critics tend to change their opinions on films over the years on the 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend' podcast.

Tom Hanks knows how to tell a good story. He’s acted in over a hundred of them, not to mention written a handful as well. In a new interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, he opined that audiences know a good story (or lack thereof) when they see it too—even if Hollywood plasters it over with seven layers of CGI and VFX laser battles.

Hanks said that a movie is first reviewed by a critic, following which the audience weighs in on the matter, "then a ton of time goes by when none of that stuff matters anymore."

Tom Hanks has blasted film critics amid a rant about the impact negative reviews can have on the success of a project. During an interview for the latest episode of the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast,

Don’t come for Tom Hanks’ movies. The Oscar winner, 68, appeared on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast on Sunday and called movie critics “c–ksuckers,” while explaining how the responses to films in Hollywood have evolved over the years.