Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael

7/19/1919 – 9/3/2001Petaluma, California, USA

Pauline Kael 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, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.

Filmography (11 titles)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend7.3Movie

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage) · 2022

Life Itself7.5Movie

Life Itself

Self - Film Critic (archive footage) · 2014

Movie

Ed & Pauline

2014

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton4.8Movie

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Self · 2013

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism5.7Movie

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Self · 2009

Altman on His Own Terms9.0Movie

Altman on His Own Terms

Self (voice) · 2000

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'Movie

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

1991

The Magical Eye8.0Movie

The Magical Eye

Self · 1989

7.0Movie

The Man with No Name

Self · 1977

PBS News Hour5.7Show

PBS News Hour

Self - Movie Critic, The New Yorker · 1975

The Mike Douglas Show5.8Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961