Major props to Paul Schrader for calling it like it is. I do think the Sight and Poll results will wake more than a few people up about what is actually going on: a total reinterpretation of film history.
Read moreFincher’s ‘The Killer’: Behind-the-Scenes Footage Released
We’re all wondering when in 2023 David Fincher’s “The Killer” will be released. The truth is, nobody really knows what’s going on with “The Killer”, not even Netflix. They’re just letting Fincher take his time ..
Read moreNYFCC: ‘TÁR’ Wins Best Film [Updated]
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) announces its winners this morning. What do you think they’ll go with? I believe the Best Picture prize will be between “TÁR,” “Aftersun” and “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
Read moreScorsese’s Sight and Sound Ballot Includes ‘2001,’ ‘The Searchers’ and ‘Vertigo’
The Year the Sight & Sound Poll Died
Honestly speaking, I expected this. Today’s S&S/BFI poll results make sense. We knew that this list would be so much less well versed in film history given the abhorrent freefall of English film criticism over the last decade.
Read more‘Indiana Jones And the Dial of Destiny’ Trailer ...
Chantal Akerman’s ‘Jeanne Dielman’ is Sight and Sound Poll’s New Greatest Film of All-Time — ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Get Out,’ ‘Portrait of Lady on Fire’ in Top 100
Today is the day. At around 1pm ET we’ll be getting the results of the once-in-a-decade Sight and Sound Poll, which has now gone from having 800 voters to more than 1600 (many, no doubt, aiming for social equity with their picks). God have mercy on us all.
Read moreCahiers du Cinéma Reveal Their Top 10 Films of 2022
The Cahiers du Cinéma never cared about hive-mind or “groupthink,” they live in their own passionate world of moviegoing.
Read morePaul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film Might Be Sci-Fi?
‘Emancipation’ Reviews Are Bad … [Updated]
James Cameron Says No Other Director Could Pull Off Making An ‘Avatar’ Movie
‘Banshees,’ ‘Fabelmans’ ‘Bones and All’ and ‘She Said’ All Set For VOD on December 13th
I mentioned two days ago that Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” would be headed to VOD on December 13th. It hasn’t even been in theaters for a month and it’ll already be available to stream.
Read moreRidley Scott Turns 85.
The peculiar directorial career of Scott is one that you cannot help, but respect. The legendary English-born filmmaker turned 85 today. Happy Birthday to Sir Ridley.
Read more‘Cocaine Bear’ is Exactly What the Title Suggests [Trailer]
This has to be what Martin Scorsese referred to as “true cinema.”
Read moreAnother Insufferable Take …
Here’s another sure-fire sign that we’re living through a kind of cinematic apocalypse.
Read moreAng Lee to Direct Bruce Lee Biopic
What was supposed to be Ang Lee’s next film, a Taiwanese adaptation of “Even Trees Wither,” will instead have the director taking a producing credit.
Read moreRumor: ‘Citizen Kane’ and ‘Vertigo’ Not #1 in Sight and Sound, New Film Tops the 2022 Poll
A rumor has been spreading like wildfire that we will have a new #1 greatest film of all-time when the Sight and Sound poll results are revealed tomorrow.
Read moreBest Picture: More of Less Accurate …
Right now, I’m torn between “The Whale” “Triangle of Sadness,” or “Glass Onion” for the tenth spot. Otherwise, the Gold Derby experts’ predictions have finally aligned with mine.
Read moreNeil Jordan’s ‘Marlowe’ Panned, Moved to February 2023 Release Date
‘Dredd 2’ Back in Development?
Despite critics missing the boat by giving it mixed reviews and it completely fizzling at the Box-office, "Dredd" has become a cult classic over time with a solid, loyal fan-base that has basically become a monster in itself.
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