The Culture Gabfest, ?Vamp? Edition

On this week?s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Brave, the first Pixar movie to feature a female lead; consider its post-feminist implications; and wonder where it stacks up in the Pixar body of work. The Gabfesters are then joined by Slate ?Brow Beat? blog editor David Haglund to discuss Aaron Sorkin?s HBO workplace drama The Newsroom, its Sorkin archetypes, and whether it constitutes an enjoyable return to Sorkinland or a boiling vat of Boomer resentment. Finally, they discuss the legacy of film critic Andrew Sarris, his auteur theory, and his debates with colleague Pauline Kael.

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