Gene Shalit, the longtime movie critic of the Today Show, has died at 100. He spent four decades reviewing books and films on the morning program, becoming known for a distinctive style that blended wit and wordplay with genuine critical insight. According to The Hollywood Reporter, his reviews were as entertaining as they were incisive—like his assessment of "The Silence of the Lambs": "It may be all wool and a yard wide, but it makes a terrific yarn." Shalit brought a literary flair to pop culture criticism during television's golden age of arts coverage.

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