My lists of Top 50 films from each decade seem to be quite popular and I’m happy to continue with them. They are compiled for the purpose of submission at the Criterion forum (.org), in the Lists Project. I then put together an attempt to justify my selections via a few sentences, as well as [...]

The Natural, now twenty-three years since its theatrical release in 1984, seemed like an almost instant classic. Call it nostalgia if you like, but Barry Levinson’s movie of the 1952 Bernard Malamud novel just feels like it was made several decades before it actually was. Mostly set in 1939, the film effectively captures [...]

Where to start when dealing with a film frequently identified as being one of the most bootlegged videos even though it’s still largely unseen. I guess the most logical place would be with Paramount’s absurd decision to withhold its release in 1982 due to pressure from the NAACP and likely fear of a controversial [...]

I’ve never considered myself a big follower of fantasy films and I had only a slight interest in watching Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, which he wrote with fellow Monty Python member Michael Palin. However, with Mr. Gilliam’s announced presence at a recent screening I decided to give it a chance and I’m really glad I [...]