Pauline Kael Quote

Earlier generations went to see what was forbidden in life and developed a real excitement about the movies. Today's rating system keeps kids out of the good ones. I wouldn't want them to see movies like Natural Born Killers, but my tendency is you're better off seeing things than not. That glazed indifference kids develop can be worse than over-excitement.


Interview with Susan Goodman, Modern Maturity (March/April 1998).


Earlier generations went to see what was forbidden in life and developed a real excitement about the movies. Today's rating system keeps kids out of...

Earlier generations went to see what was forbidden in life and developed a real excitement about the movies. Today's rating system keeps kids out of...

Earlier generations went to see what was forbidden in life and developed a real excitement about the movies. Today's rating system keeps kids out of...

Earlier generations went to see what was forbidden in life and developed a real excitement about the movies. Today's rating system keeps kids out of...