The New Yorker's Other Film Critic
"Pauline Kael thrived on a prickly, combative relationship with her editor; Gilliatt operated more like a bird under Shawn's protective wing. Kael became, and still remains, the most famous film critic in America not named Roger Ebert. Gilliatt, on the other hand, was undone by scandal and faded into obscurity, where she remains nearly 20 years after her death." Slate 01/12/12

Posted January 16, 2012 08:41 AM