What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

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razvan p the image of evil > contradictory > partially competent > partially spiritual Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review s r Good to learn about Kael and the influence she has had on film. Saw it on TCM. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review joe m Here I am writing a review of a film reviewers life! Thumbnail re-cap - if you want to see a somewhat cerebral film that looks at the life of a renowned, yet snarky, NYC film critic - well "What She Said" is for you. "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael" is one of those documentaries that is engaging to see how someone's life can be very interesting, even when not at the center of the field, in this instance filmmaking. Here we have film critic Pauline Kael and her impact and influence on film and film makers from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 1990s. While a warts and all re-caping of Kael's life, it does end up being more skewed to hagiography, some of it deserved for a woman who was breaking in to a gentlemen's domain. I will be honest, I've read few of Kael's reviews and none of her books. And while the movie covers a broad range of films during Kael's career, there is a particular emphasis on genres or directors she advocate for and towards the independent, artistic and offbeat. That is films from the 'artistic' circuit of NYC/LA/SF. Well, it comes off as one of those outsiders looking in type films - us as the viewer watching coastal elites, especially the NYC intelligentsia. One comes away a bit awestruck, a bit envious and definitely a sense of a rarified realm of the privileged - and the somewhat out of touch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review dave d A polarizing figure, Pauline Kael deserved a better documentary and maybe someday one will occur. This is rudimentary and cursory for a women that so many feel was the greatest critic of all time. Others view her as a mean-spirited shrew. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle! Final Score: 6.0/10 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favorites must see I loved this one Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review david f A good summary of Kael's life and opinions, which shows the impact that she had on film criticism and the film industry and tells the story of her life. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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