The litter in littérateur. Ricky Opaterny on Books, Music, Art, and Sports

2/5/2012

Courage and criticism

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , — Ricky @ 10:29 pm

Courage is not a virtue frequently associated with the criticism beat, but it lies near the heart of [Pauline] Kael’s achievement—not because she was unsqueamish about praising and slamming movies (though she was) but because, from the time she wrote her first review until the moment she retired, in 1991, her authority as a critic relied solely on her own, occasionally whimsical taste.

Pauline Kael, Film Critic, Contrarian : The New Yorker

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