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Lucy Sante on Pauline Kael, Film Criticism, and Pop Culture

In the second season premiere of Private Life, host Jarrett Earnest is joined by the writer and critic Lucy Sante to discuss Pauline Kael's career, pop culture writing, and Sante's writing for the Review, where she has been a frequent contributor since the 1980s. The conversation focuses on "The Perils of Pauline" (published in the […]

Lucy Sante on Pauline Kael, Film Criticism, and Pop Culture

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In the second season premiere of Private Life, host Jarrett Earnest is joined by the writer and critic Lucy Sante to discuss Pauline Kael's career, pop culture writing, and Sante's writing for the Review, where she has been a frequent contributor since the 1980s. The conversation focuses on "The Perils of Pauline" (published in the […]

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