Posts Tagged ‘Pauline Kael’
Mank Movie Review: The Big Crack-up
With style and flair, David Fincher’s new Netflix film looks at one of the creative minds responsible for Citizen Kane. (Hint: It’s not Orson Welles.)
Read MoreThe Cameraman Is the Pick of the Week
Buster Keaton’s seminal 1928 masterpiece tops a new week of very interesting releases.
Read MoreShampoo Criterion Collection Review: Long Hair Don’t Care
Hal Ashby teams up with Warren Beatty & Robert Towne in this ineffectual look back at 1968 L.A.
Read MoreBook Review: The Shining: Studies in the Horror Film, Edited by Danel Olson
A deep dive into every aspect of The Shining combines academic analysis, technical explanations and fun facts for fanboys.
Read MoreLife Itself (2014) Movie Review: A Fascinating Person Attached to That Thumb
Film critic extraordinaire Roger Ebert gets the compelling documentary he deserves, celebratory but unafraid to show his flaws and weaknesses.
Read MoreBook Review: The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
A very worthy addition to the library of anyone who ever lost it at the movies.
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