And she's cool to what she regards as second rate - Field of Dreams, for example, - 'That the film is sincere doesn't mean it's not manipulative.' Or The Rainbow: "The ads for  The Rainbow feature a banner line, 'Ken Russell is the purest interpreter D. H. Lawrence could have hoped for.'
The author is expressing a critical perspective on certain films, suggesting that their apparent sincerity can be deceptive and serve as a tool for manipulation.