For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

• 51%
• 2009
• Documentary
• Gerald Peary
• Patricia Clarkson
• Roger Ebert
• Pauline Kael

Relied upon by some moviegoers and reviled by others, film critics for over 100 years have represented a form of journalism that sought to find and judge film as an art in a way others might want to heed. This film presents a comprehensive history of this form of writing as it developed with the film medium itself. With historical profiles on major contributors like Pauline Kael along with interview with contemporary figures like Roger Ebert, the nature of the profession is explored both for its illustrious past and its uncertain future.