Pauline Kael

Mar 23, 2025 | link.newyorker.com | Pauline Kael |Nathan Heller |Hanif Abdurraqib |Dhruv Khullar

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Aug 12, 2024 | newyorker.com | Pauline Kael

Barbra Streisand arrives on the screen, in “Funny Girl,” when the movies are in desperate need of her. The timing is perfect.