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Pauline Kael

gary oldman mank
Nov 6

David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ Is an Angry Call to Arms

Calling Mank a “love letter” to Old Hollywood is a misnomer. Director David Fincher's movie is something else.
By Oliver Jones
Bernardo Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg and Ricky Jay.
Nov 28

Bernardo Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg, Ricky Jay and the Problem With Obituaries

What the deaths of Bernardo Bertolucci, Nicolas Roeg and Ricky Jay reveal about the 'obituary version' of a person.
By Film Crit Hulk
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Reloaded.
Sep 10

Keanu Reeves and What We Consider ‘Good Acting’

Film Crit Hulk asks, is Keanu Reeves really a bad actor? Or do we just not understand what good acting is?
By Film Crit Hulk
Tara Reid, Rachael Leigh Cook and Rosario Dawson in Josie and the Pussycats.
Aug 29

Looking Back at ‘Josie and the Pussycats’: A Perfect Picture of 2000’s Music Revolution

By Film Crit Hulk
The Damned at the Park Avenue Armory.
Jul 19

Don’t See ‘The Damned’ to Escape—It’s the Perfect Mirror of Our Moral Decay

By David Cote
Oct 25

Kiss Kiss, Gang Bang: Pauline Kael, Deep Throat and The New Yorker

By Lili Anolik
Mar 13

That Scary 70’s New York— Dog Days, But No Cynicism

By Charles Taylor
Sep 27

Self-Hating James Toback Asks: When Will I Be Loved?

By Andrew Sarris
Jun 7

Two Cherished Critics, An Engrossing Odd Couple

By D.W. Young
May 17

La Politique des Nymphettes? Mean Girls: An Auteurist Critique

By Andrew Sarris
Sep 17

Pauline and Me: Farewell, My Lovely

By Andrew Sarris
Apr 12

The Late, Immortal Brodkey: A Hollow Core at the Center

By Susie Linfield
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