Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark

“A smart and eminently readable examination of the life and career of one of the twentieth century’s most influential movie critics.”—Los Angeles Times

“Engrossing and thoroughly researched.”—Entertainment Weekly

• A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2011 •

The first major biography of the most influential, powerful, and controversial film critic of the twentieth century

Pauline Kael was, in the words of Entertainment Week…