Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. The Film Critic as Superstar 1
4. 1. The Rhapsodes 10
5. 2. A Newer Criticism 20
6. 3. Otis Ferguson: The Way of the Camera 35
7. 4. James Agee: All There and Primed to Go Off 59
8. 5. Manny Farber: Space Man 82
9. 6. Parker Tyler: A Suave and Wary Guest 111
10. 7. Afterlives 133
11. Acknowledgments 143
12. Sources 145
13. Index 163