The 25 Sexiest Movie Critics of All Time

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
11. James Agee	2
09. François Truffaut	2
25. David Edelstein	1
14. Manny Farber	1
04. Pauline Kael	1
05. J. Hoberman	1
12. A.O. Scott	1
18. Vincent Canby	0
19. Dana Stevens	0
20. Glenn Kenny	0
21. Todd McCarthy	0
22. Mike D'Angelo	0
23. Wesley Morris	0
24. Kim Newman	0
17. Philip French	0
16. Dilys Powell	0
15. Lisa Schwarzbaum	0
13. Janet Maslin	0
10. Anthony Lane	0
08. Manohla Dargis	0
07. David Denby	0
06. Jonathan Rosenbaum	0
03. Andrew Sarris	0
02. Roger Ebert	0
01. André Bazin	0

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:19 (twelve years ago)

Agee by miles and miles.

― hot young stalin (Merdeyeux), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:22 (twelve years ago)

too bad I couldn't vote for myself

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:23 (twelve years ago)

did you draw up this slate, Eric, and if so, where are Nathan Lee, the two of us, and several other ppl we both know?

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:24 (twelve years ago)

Armond White will have very important things to say about being left off this list.

― Gollum: "Hot, Ready and Smeagol!" (Phil D.), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:24 (twelve years ago)

not to mention

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― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:28 (twelve years ago)

that complex list ranks denby over lane

― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:29 (twelve years ago)

I didn't do the list, otherwise I would have for sure included that cuddle bear Shalit.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:29 (twelve years ago)

would have sex with literally every critic on this list including jonathan rosenbaum before rex reed

― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:30 (twelve years ago)

no Molly Haskell, no cred.

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:38 (twelve years ago)

From reverence to rowr!

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:42 (twelve years ago)

saw Schwarzbaum at an NYC journalism convention in '98 and boy did she wear a fetching scarf (Paulette!)

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:45 (twelve years ago)

I've personally seen J.Ro and J.Ho in matching sassy sashes.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 17:51 (twelve years ago)

what about our matching Jerry Lewis faces?

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 February 2013 18:01 (twelve years ago)

Amy Taubin was gorgeous in her Warhol days.

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― clemenza, Friday, 8 February 2013 18:06 (twelve years ago)

xp who wore it best?

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 18:21 (twelve years ago)

I'm trying to find that cool picture of Renata Adler from the back cover of A Year in the Dark to put here. Google Images makes it seem as if she's appeared in about five photos in her whole life.

― Josefa, Friday, 8 February 2013 18:41 (twelve years ago)

If Susan Sontag counts, she gets my #2 non-vote after Taubin. Third is a local online critic I saw on a panel last year. Don't remember her name.

― clemenza, Friday, 8 February 2013 19:19 (twelve years ago)

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― Ulna (Nicole), Friday, 8 February 2013 19:28 (twelve years ago)

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― slam dunk, Friday, 8 February 2013 19:57 (twelve years ago)

The Complex list is, of course, the best rather than the sexiest. Karina Longworth comes to mind, though.

― jaymc, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:34 (twelve years ago)

dilys powell and kim newman are not the v first britishes film critics i wld pick to represent us in the sexy stakes

― Ward Fowler, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:40 (twelve years ago)

Christy Lemire has a Leslie Mann-ish appeal.

― jaymc, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:41 (twelve years ago)

Not to go off-topic, but if that's a list of the best, must object to the absence of Stanley Kauffmann and Robin Wood, for starters.

― clemenza, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:43 (twelve years ago)

no raymond durgnat, no credibility

― Ward Fowler, Friday, 8 February 2013 21:45 (twelve years ago)

Never thought to wonder what Dana Stevens looked like. Cute.

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― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 8 February 2013 21:48 (twelve years ago)

Richard Roud, David Thomson, Richard T. Jameson, Laura Mulvey, Siegfried Kracauer, Stuart Klawans, Michael Sicinski, Slavoj Žižek. Hell, John Waters and Martin Scorsese.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 21:51 (twelve years ago)

I'd do 'em all.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 February 2013 21:52 (twelve years ago)

Consider David Denby the film critics' circuit's answer to the hip-hop community's Nas.

― turds (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:54 (twelve years ago)

Kim Morgan AWOL!

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― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:24 (twelve years ago)

Though of course she tries a little too hard:

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― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:25 (twelve years ago)

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― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:25 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Sadly, movie critics aren't sexy.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:35 (twelve years ago)

i've never seen a picture of edelstein but i seriously doubt he's sexier than sarris.

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:37 (twelve years ago)

no idea if i voted but if i did it was agee

― a permanent mental health break (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 28 February 2013 09:14 (twelve years ago)

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