"Rather than temper this exercise in pure value judgments by incorporating some criterion of historical importance, I have simply selected…
2021
Ongoing, by world premiere date.
Dan Sallitt / Mike D'Angelo Overlap (Orange-Red / >80)
As the title suggests, a list cataloging the overlap between Dan Sallitt's color-coded lists and Mike D'Angelo's 100-point scale, year-by-year…
Abbas Kiarostami
Belatedly parking this Notebook essay on Kiarostami here. Unranked, in chronological order.
That the filmmaking practice of Abbas Kiarostami can…
Don Siegel
Notebook survey of Don Siegel's career, excerpt below:
In his monumental 1954 essay “The Westerner,” Robert Warshow declares that “The…
Decade (Re)Watchlist
A very unsystematic list that I'm unlikely to finish watching before various polls close.
Bring Me the Head of Guy Maddin
Series of films at the Harvard Film Archive curated by Guy Maddin.
More details here. (See notes for film descriptions…