There’s a 100th anniversary celebration of Pauline Kael’s favorite films happening at The Quad in New York City. Kael was/is justifiably considered the messianic figure of American film criticism; her reviews could be very harsh but when she loved a movie, it felt revolutionary. Her acerbic wit and smartly attuned description of films are sorely missed today. IndieWire’s David Ehrlich has a nice little roundup of her 15 most famous reviews, all of which will screen as part of the Quad’s Kael celebration from June 6th to June 20th.
The Quad lineup of films: Bonnie & Clyde, Blue In Love, The Fury, The Gauntlet, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Hannah and Her Sisters, Jaws, La Notte, Last Tango In Paris, Chloe in the Afternoon, Loving, Nashville, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Re-Animator, Richard Pryor Live In Concert, Shampoo, Shoot the Moon, Something Wild, The Story of Adele H, Taxi Driver, True Stories, The Warriors, Weekend, The Wild Bunch and Jackie Brown.