Lee Sandlin reviews "Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark" by Brian Kellow and "The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael,' edited by Sanford Schwartz.

Pauline Kael, as seen in “What She Said,” directed by Rob Garver. Her tenure at The New Yorker, from 1968-91, coincided with a seismic eruption in American independent filmmaking.

Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark. BOOK REVIEW: ... However, Altman had found out she didn’t much like the film, which had to settle for a best actress prize (Shelley Duvall).

Kael made people feel uncomfortable both in her presence and in print. She wouldn’t have had it any other way. More to Read . Mindy Kaling: Hollywood intuitionist . June 2, 2024.

Kael’s blunt, brilliant, wryly amused prose is resuscitated with lively affection in “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,” Rob Garver’s love letter to a woman whose infectious passion ...

Pauline Kael's "Last Tango" typist thinks she might like Oscar nom "Black Swan," but not "The Social Network" -- and "The King's Speech" would hit too close to home.

Pauline Kael, long-time New Yorker film critic, was famous for her scathing, but honest movie reviews. She took digs at many popular films like The Sound of Music and Star Wars with no inhibitions.

The most distinctive feature of Kael’s criticism was its voice. When people respond favorably to her work, it’s often the chatty, urgent, and unrestrained tone of the reviews that draws them in.