In December 2022, ‘Sight & Sound’ released its once-a-decade ‘Greatest Films of All Time’ ranking. This was the year the…
A seminal entry in the sub-genre of ugly things happening to beautiful people in beautiful places, Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt” is…
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star as comedy icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s mildly-entertaining biographical drama…
Alfred Hitchcock’s cinematic masterpiece was released on May 9th, 1958, and has since been noted for its astounding depiction and…
I encountered “I Vitelloni” in the ‘Turner Movie Classic Collection’ on HBO Max. I am admittedly always weary of watching…
A legal drama that spends no time in an actual courtroom, Orson Welles’ “The Trial” (1962) takes a Hitchcockian conceit—the wrongfully…
On December 1st, Sight & Sound magazine will announce the results of its once-a-decade poll, surveying global critics, directors, and…
For much of its history, Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” has seemed secure with its designation as the Greatest of All…
The most perplexing moviegoing experience of my life happened at a “Cabaret” screening five years ago. Also, the most irritating:…
At the 1959 Academy Awards, Vincente Minnelli’s “Gigi” was nominated for nine Oscars, and the film won all of them.…