The introduction, for instance, is heavy on film critical history, "Farber also was among the first critics to write about Rainer Werner Fassbinder, an early champion of Werner Herzog, and an exponent of such experimental directors as Michael Snow, George Kuchar, Andy Warhol, and Chantal Akerman." The reviews themselves, as well as the critical essays, require a certain level of film awareness to be properly appreciated. Full Article at Blogcritics.org