Ranking The New Yorker critics: Kael > Updike > Croce > James Wood > Edmund Wilson > George Steiner.
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Replying to @samharkham
@samharkham There are all sorts of reviews that Kael wrote which I violently disagree with but she basically invented modern film criticism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@samharkham But didn't Manny Farber invent GREAT modern film criticism?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jasonmcbride68
@jasonmcbride68@HeerJeet@samharkham Croce's critical take-down of Leroy Brown felt hyperbolic. Badder than ol' King Kong? Really?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @nathanwhitlock
@nathanwhitlock @jasonmcbride68 @samharkham As with Kael or any other strong critic, lots to disagree with in Croce but v. eloquent writer.
6:15 PM - 20 Jan 2013
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