The late Pauline Kael is arguaby the most famous film critic of all time. In an age where film critics mattered, she got the most ink even among such prominent reviewers as Richard Schickel, Bosley Crowther and Rex Reed. Today film criticism is of the masses and by the masses with countless bloggers weighing in on their thoughts about movies and moviemaking. However in the pre-web age, certain critics had extraordinary impact on the fate of movies. They could help sink big budget productions and make small art house films hits. Kael was known for being abrasive and unapologetic. She gushed over the works of some filmmakers while others could never win a kind word from her. Such is her influence that she is the subject of two new books. New York Times film critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis debate her legacy. Click here to read