He seemed to be all over TV as a film critic in the seventies, but looking back, I have no sense of what his tastes were or what kind of movies he championed.
And he appeared in Myra Breckinridge, one of those contenders for worst movie ever. It was loosely based on Gore Vidal’s novel about gender transition and it was supposed to be a spoof of sixties culture. On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Known for his stint spanning 40 years as the caustic film critic of the > NY Observer and his many gossipy appearances on talk shows, Mr. Reed also > took over Tribune Entertainment's "At the Movies" (with Showtime and > "ET'''s Bill Harris) after Siskel and Ebert left for Disney--he also made > many appearances on the syndicated version of "The Gong Show" as the judge > who seemed not to like anything--at his home in Manhattan after a short > illness: > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rex-reed-dead-caustic-film-critic-1236593262/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH%2B-nSFp%2BjMA3k82xN7JpmgRnw%2BmYmf-RReFFB3P4dr1g%40mail.gmail.com.
