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Critics at Large Live: “I Need a Critic!”
On this episode of Critics at Large, recorded live at the twenty-seventh annual New Yorker Festival, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz bring their advice series to the stage for the first time. They advise on a range of topics, including films to introduce children to the magic of movies, art to rekindle a feminist spark, and whether trying to optimize one’s inner life can diminish the capacity for genuine taste.
Read, watch, and listen with the critics:
“Gangs of New York” (2002)
“West Side Story” (1961)
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000)
“Casablanca” (1942)
“Raiders…
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