Year-End Critics’ Poll

There was little originality, dramatic authenticity, or even fun in the film music of 2003. The big conventional orchestral scores—whether for Middle Earth, the high seas, or never-never land-were predictable and generic. So many others were just pop-song collections or…

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…