Film Comment

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…

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Taking the pulse of cinema in 2013

1. Two-Lane Blacktop Monte Hellman, 1971

2. Badlands Terrence Malick, 1973

3. Sullivan’s Travels Preston Sturges, 1941

4. Detour Edgar…

Top of the charts: the expanded results of our annual poll

Hot properties: the best films not in theaters... yet

As voted for by contributors and staff, the best-looking covers from our 50-year history

As voted for by contributors and staff, our ugliest covers

Blu-Ray Pick | A Letter To Three Wives (Fox, $24.99)

This 1949 adaptation of John Klempner’s 1946 novel is the first Joseph L. Mankiewicz film to demonstrate his very personal approach to cinema—creating sparkling yet bittersweet, intricately…

1. Marlene Dietrich & Josef von Sternberg

2. Lillian Gish & D.W. Griffith

3. John Wayne & John Ford

4.…

Abridged excerpts from an interview by Patrick McGilligan, circa Jackie Brown.

1. Badlands Terrence Malick (1973)

2. The Maltese Falcon John Huston (1941)

3. The Great McGinty Preston Sturges (1940)

4. Story of a…

Gavin Smith, Alexander Horwath, Todd McCarthy, Jonathan Romney, Marco Grosoli, and Joumane Chahine discuss the bias towards lesbian sex scenes, potential d'Or winners, and the 75 percent effort syndrome

Amy Taubin, Gavin Smith, Kent Jones, and Marco Grosoli gather at the halfway point of Cannes 2013 to suss out the good, the bad, and the ugly

Ranked according to the time of their last feature film release