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Even the oldest movies were new once. With the RT Archives, we're digging through newspapers and magazines from the past to find out what the critics said about classic movies -- before they were classics. What did the critics say about your favorites when they were brand new? Take a deep dive into the RT Archives and find out.

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  • Pauline Kael

    Pauline Kael

    Pauline Kael was a prolific film critic at The New Yorker from 1967-1991, whose legacy lives on for her sharp wit, pioneering spirit, and prickly sensibility.

  • Dan DiNicola

    Dan DiNicola

    Dan DiNicola was an Emmy Award winning journalist whose versatility as a reporter, former school teacher, and most notably a film critic garnered him respect, acclaim, and notoriety as a daring voice for the arts.

  • Curve

    Curve

    Curve was a lesbian magazine created by Franco Stevens in 1991 and originally called Deneuve. Its first issue sold out in just six days, evidence of the need for and lack of lesbian media in the ’90s. Curve covered everything in pop culture and lesbian life, from politics and civil rights to music, books, movies, television, and style.

  • Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald)

    Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald)

    Originally published as the Exhibitors Herald for Chicago-based exhibitors, this trade ran from 1915 to 1973. By 1930, many acquisitions and mergers expanded the publication nationally – it was renamed as the Motion Picture Herald, with the entire American film industry as its audience. Founder Martin Quigley served as a voice of reason and wariness within the film industry throughout his years at the helm of this mighty influential paper.

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  • Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

    Jason and the Argonauts is refreshing in its lack of pretensions, its simple storytelling and its absorbing magic effects that transport viewers into the realm of fantasy.

    Margaret Harford, Los Angeles Times (August 16, 1963)

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis? (1951)

    This is it -- the ultimate in cinematic display. It is pie a la mode topped with chocolate syrup, strewn whipped cream. Even those who have no sweet tooth for spectacle will find much to thrill at in Quo Vadis.

    Ann X. Smith, Newark Star-Ledger (March 21, 1952)

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar (1953)

    Sumptuously produced, expertly directed and brilliantly acted, there is no question that this production of “Julius Caesar” is an artistic triumph that ranks with the best of the Shakespearean plays that have been put on film.

    P.S. Harrison, Harrison's Reports (June 06, 1953)

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans (1981)

    The powers of Zeus may have diminished a bit over the centuries, and Superman is already proving to be more bankable than Perseus for film audiences. But Clash of the Titans adds a nice air of antiquity to the special effects it brings to the screen.

    Rick Chatenever, Santa Cruz Sentinel (June 28, 1981)