Is Lane in their league?

Anthony Lane is no Milk Dud for the blog Cinematical, which awards Anthony “Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington” Lane the #2 spot (after Ebert) in its list of seven great movie critics. I cannot agree with the entirety of the praise (I think Denby is the better writer), nor with the complete absence of Stuart Klawans or Jonathan Rosenbaum. I do, however, agree that Stephanie Zacharek (whom I know) is superb and underrated and well deserves mentions, awards, and a lifetime supply of red lipstick from France. Here she is on Walk the Line. Speaking of ladies: Hey, guys, what happened to fostering women film critics at The New Yorker, even in the short listings in Goings On? I haven’t seen many of them lately. Zacharek is a jewel in Salon‘s still-considerable crown, but there’s an obvious move to be made here.