Votes cast by Melissa Anderson, Geoff Andrew, Richard Brody, Michael Chaiken, Chris Chang, Chris Darke, Scott Foundas, J. Hoberman, Alexander Horwath, Kent Jones, Laura Kern, Nathan Lee, Elisabeth Lequeret, Adrian Martin, Olaf Möller, James Quandt, Jonathan Romney, Gavin Smith, Chuck…
The Hurt Locker (#1)
This Iraqi war drama about a company of bomb disposal technicians recalls the best of classical Hollywood action cinema (i.e., Ford and Hawks), in spite of the near-constant use of…
Yeah, yeah, The Tree of Life, blah blah (finally) blah… But what about the movies you won’t be seeing at either end of La Croisette this year? Here’s a list of what the Cannes Film Festival snubbed or overlooked. (Or…
The Social Network (#1)
Pure and simple narrative genius. Fincher knew just how to handle Sorkin’s script. Eisenberg plays himself, yes, and he’s awesome at it.—Matt Logan, LaFayette, GA
I have never been a David Fincher fan but I must…
This past fall, Film Comment conducted an international poll of critics, programmers, academics, filmmakers, and others to identify the top films and filmmakers of the decade. In addition, we asked participants to select the individual (or thing) that cast the…
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