MortSahlFan — 2 years ago(December 31, 2023 10:31 PM)

I've never cared about criticism until someone mentioned her. I still prefer populist review, and mostly the IMDB score, although I keep reading news about "weighted scales" but it sure beats a 66% on RT because 1 of 3 didn't like how it interfered with their sensibilities.
I was listening to an interview of Mort Sahl, and he would never mention a woman unless she was top-tier (and Jewish). And I discovered that I enjoyed listening to her, or watching her, and despite having her books, I prefer to seek out a more intimate medium, especially when speaking about movies with so much passion. Very sharp, and seemed to be independent, especially against "duty movies" or movies that made a ton of money. Or she'd make a good point of how those who had the opportunity to be the first to review would saturate the critic space, and soon people were avoiding movies because of a sort of word of mouth, even though they might not know where it came from. I think a critic should talk about movies that the public ignores.
And though she's not my type (or anyone else's, after reading her biography) I have a little attraction to her.
The documentary is Free on YouTube, but also available for rent, which tells me it won't be up for very long. I highly recommend this. I've seen it a handful of times since it came out, but it's very well made. I'm also a "searcher" of archives, and will post some other things and hope there are fans or detractors (especially that).. I still can't find Renata Adler's "takedown" article, but I only read something she commented on.
https://www.patreon.com/LoyalOpposition