Citizen Kane is perhaps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as the day it opened. It may seem even fresher.

Quote by Pauline Kael

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One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes...

One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes...

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization...

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization...

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness.

This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness.

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should...

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should...

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is...

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is...

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of...

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of...

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.

Trash has given us an appetite for art.

Trash has given us an appetite for art.

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

A book might be written on the injustice of the just.

A book might be written on the injustice of the just.

It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call...

It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call...