Renata Adler, A Year in the Dark, 1971

A Year in the Dark is a compendium of film reviews Renata Adler wrote for The New York Times. Although some critics felt that Adler's lack of formal training in film studies diminished her criticism, it was generally recognized that she had expanded the role of a movie reviewer by writing a wide range of articles, from a report on the arts in Cuba to reviews of pornographic and foreign-language films. [Source]