Pauline Kael was one of the most influential film critics of all time. She was most active between the late 1960s and early '90s, earning a reputation for strong opinions and brilliant prose.

Pauline Kael (1919-2001) was likely the most powerful, and personal, movie critic of the 20th century. Writing for The New Yorker and publishing a dozen best-selling books, she ruthlessly pursued what ...