16TH DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FILM FESTIVAL
WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL
Watchable. What a wisecracker she was! I'd love to be able to emulate her style. I wonder what she'd say about this film. Plenty of movie excerpts with a voice over reading her brilliant, sharp reviews. I found it interesting that what directors found to be their signature, in her eyes was just boring repetition. The documentary tackles the morals of art criticism, talks about the difficulties of making a living off it but while it's insightful, it's shallow. The only part of it that still matters in nowadays' world is how to write entertainingly and memorably without trying to please or persuade anyone.
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