Film Comment

You ranted, we listened: your comments about the best and worst films of 2014

Something like democracy: your favorite films of 2014

The year in review, Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows, Amy Taubin on Selma, America’s art houses, our Top 10s, and more

Taking the pulse of cinema in 2014

The kid's a winner: the year's best (released) films, as ranked by over 100 critics and contributors

The wonders never cease: 20 of the year's best unreleased films, as ranked by over 100 critics

An hour-long interview with her former collaborator and old friend Mike Nichols

1. Naked Lunch David Cronenberg, 1991

2. Barfly Barbet Schroeder, 1987

3. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapter Paul Schrader, 1985

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Cinematic potpourri: some thoughts from young critics about the festival's standouts

1. L’Argent Robert Bresson, 1983

2. Gertrud Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964

3. F for Fake Orson Welles, 1975…

1. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Sam Peckinpah, 1974

2. Claire’s Knee Eric Rohmer, 1970

3. Faces John Cassavetes, 1968

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1. Mick Jagger Performance, 1970

2. Charles Aznavour Shoot the Piano Player, 1960

3. David Bowie The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976…

*Films that rely on popular music instead of a traditional score

Charlotte Garson, Joumane Chahine, Alex Horwath, and Gavin Smith do a postmortem on the award-winners and the festival as an institution

Gavin Smith, Todd McCarthy, Scott Foundas, Wesley Morris, and Marco Grosoli debate the standouts from Cannes

A who’s who of top talent in the post-1996 era

Putting it out there: our list of the best movies currently without theatrical distribution in the U.S.

1. Johnny Guitar Nicholas Ray, 1954

2. Mouchette Robert Bresson, 1967

3. Laura Otto Preminger, 1944

4. Barry Lyndon Stanley…

Never mind the Oscars, here come our readers

1. Tatum O’Neal Paper Moon, age 10

2. Magaret O’Brien Meet Me in St. Louis, 7

3. Jodie Foster Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, 12…