“Poor Cow”

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Fifth Estate # 62, Sept. 19-Oct. 2, 1968

To get some idea of what “Poor Cow” is like, one need only imagine what “Elvira Madigan” would have been like if it had been filmed in the slums of London.

Petulia at the Studio

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Fifth Estate # 61, Sept. 5-18, 1968

Richard Lester’s new film, “Petulia,” is a contradiction in terms—it is at one and the same time old-fashioned, avant-garde, sophisticated, heavy-handed, and pointless.

Rosemary’s Baby

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Fifth Estate # 60, August 15-September 4, 1968

a review of “Rosemary’s Baby” directed by Roman Polanski It’s not everyday that one comes across a novel in which Satan rapes a New York housewife and forces her to bear him an heir. In fact, two and a half …

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