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Pauline Kael (/ k eɪ l /; June 19, 1919 – September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, [2] Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.
Jun 5, 2019 · Pauline Kael, perhaps the most passionate and formative of all American film critics, was able to transform 20th century cinema with just the power of her typewriter.
Oct 14, 2011 · Five Classic Pauline Kael Reviews. By Nathan Heller. October 14, 2011. In this week’s issue, I write about Pauline Kael, who was a New Yorker film critic from 1968 to 1991, and...
Jun 15, 2024 · Pauline Kael (born June 19, 1919, Petaluma, California, U.S.—died September 3, 2001, Great Barrington, Massachusetts) was a prominent American film critic of the second half of the 20th century. Kael graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1940.
Jun 7, 2019 · Remembering Pauline Kael, the Legendary Film Critic. “Oh, honey, you shouldn’t be showing that to anyone:” Why Pauline Kael Was My Critic. By David Edelstein. Pauline Kael. Photo: Erin...
Apr 10, 1994 · Pauline Kael wrote for The New Yorker from 1967 until her retirement, in 1991. In 1968, shortly after the publication of her review of “Bonnie and Clyde,” she became the...
Jun 16, 2019 · Next week marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the film critic Pauline Kael. Her arrival at The New Yorker, in the late nineteen-sixties, heralded a revolution in cinematic taste—one...
