Public figure
Pauline Kael
A transcript-based record of how this person comes up in The Rewatchables.HOW THE DISCUSSION LEANS
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WHAT WAS SAID
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After Hours (1985)
Her negative review is singled out as a major miss and an example of missing the movie's point.
About 16 minBody Double (1984)
Referenced as someone who disliked the film and, more broadly, fell out of step on some 1980s movies.
About 56 minClose Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Mentioned as an admirer who compared the movie to fantasy-amusement combinations like The Wizard of Oz.
About 48 minHardcore (1979)
Mentioned as the notable dissenting critic who objected to the film's sexuality and lack of erotic charge.
About 24 minHeaven Can Wait (1978)
Cited as a famously negative critic of the movie and of Beatty's image-consciousness.
About 32 minRain Man (1988)
Mentioned as having delivered a harsh, famous review of the movie and objecting to Hoffman playing the role.
About 48 minThe Big Chill (1983)
Her review is quoted as criticizing the film’s flabby side and overly neat characters.
About 32 minThe Exorcist (1973)
Referenced as the famous negative reviewer who thought the film was phony and emotionally manipulative.
About 24 minAlien (1979)
Referenced as giving a cooler, more skeptical contemporary reaction to the film.
About 8 minBody Heat (1981)
Mentioned as a critic who thought Turner was following in earlier actresses’ footprints.
About 24 minOrdinary People (1980)
Her famous negative review is discussed as sharp but also possibly shaped by personal resentment toward Redford.
About 40 minRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Discussed as dismissive of the film but prescient about the direction blockbuster cinema was heading.
About 56 minSlap Shot (1977)
Her review is treated as brilliant but harsh, describing the film as grimly entertaining and slightly evil.
About 32 minSomeone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Cited as saying Scott 'worried the fun out of it.'
About 32 minThe Breakfast Club (1985)
Mentioned as having criticized the movie as phony teen angst, which the hosts partly dispute.
About 32 minThe Sting (1973)
Her negative review is quoted and debated; the hosts find her eccentric, sharp, and occasionally infuriating.
About 40 minThe Untouchables (1987)
Her review is used to support a critique of the movie’s moral simplicity, though the hosts still call it a great audience movie.
About 32 minAmerican Gigolo (1980)
Mentioned as a likely Schrader/De Palma defender, but without a firm conclusion.
About 96 minMarathon Man (1976)
Referenced for calling the film a Jewish revenge fantasy.
About 0 minEVERY MATCH