tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post6368919289732515484..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: FFB: Steven Scheuer and Phil Hardy Memorial Redux FFB: Reviewing the Critics, A/V division: John Simon, Pauline Kael, Harlan Ellison, James Agee, Roger Ebert, Kathi Maio, Lucius Shepard et al.Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-43262491262063422662014-06-09T01:18:03.234-04:002014-06-09T01:18:03.234-04:00Crowther was dyspeptic, but even more he was (fran...Crowther was dyspeptic, but even more he was (frankly) stupid. Comparable to someone like Rex Reed, and Reed is more interested in the gossip anyway. Yeah, I found Kael wildly overpraised when she was still active, even moreso than Ebert. And, as you can tell, I agreed in advance on the sterling qualities of James Agee's criticism, to which John Simon compelled my attention.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-18152586970719038052014-06-07T13:49:27.529-04:002014-06-07T13:49:27.529-04:00I'm with Walker on Pauline Kael. Roger Ebert ...I'm with Walker on Pauline Kael. Roger Ebert and I agreed on movies about 90% of the time. There was no doubt he loved movies and that shows in his reviews. Some reviewers don't seem to like movies just like some book reviewers don't seem to like books.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-88295384894552313432014-06-07T09:24:23.957-04:002014-06-07T09:24:23.957-04:00After watching many films, especially film noir an...After watching many films, especially film noir and westerns, I check out the critical comments on IMDB. Bosley Crowther had impressed me as one of the most negative critics. It's a wonder the NY Times did not realize that he simply did not like most movies, even the good ones.<br /><br />Pauline Kael has annoyed me many times with wrong headed reviews and I now think she is overrated. <br /><br />James Agee is a big favorite of mine and you can't go wrong reading his film criticism.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com