Kael’s legendary essay-review about Bonnie and Clyde was published in 1967 in the New Yorker. For a movie critic to read it now is to experience a mix of emotions: glee, euphoria, fascination, exhilaration and shame that you are not doing anything like as passionate and glorious in your own work.
Friday, June 14, 2019
Centenary appreciation …
… The warrior critic: in praise of Pauline Kael | Film | The Guardian. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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