So worry not
All things are well
We’ll be all right
We have our looks
And perfume…

Is there a single more complete, vibrant expression of humanism in all of American cinema? A comedy-drama in the truest sense: Wilder disarms the viewer with the best-executed jokes of his career (Bud’s response to Sheldrake’s “it also says here that you are alert, astute…imaginative…” is perhaps the most perfect belated realization in the history of the medium) before knocking them flat with…

Griffith throws so many characters at us that it’s difficult to tell which faces are going to be worth remembering, his editorialized intertitles aren’t half as clever as he thinks they are, and the second half (not Part II, importantly) spends far too long re-establishing Anna’s circumstances. But this is just…impeccably made, ain’t it? Slow middle section aside, it’s plain as day why this is considered such a landmark in editing; the climax gets its fair share of deserved accolades,…

I have a confession to make. I've long called this my favorite film of all time, but upon rewatch, I made a shocking discovery that completely turned my opinion of Mulholland Drive on its head. You see, I was under the impression that David Lynch had crafted an intricate story about love, jealousy, and the all-consuming pain of regret, but what I hadn't realized was that this story was far from original. This film steals virtually all of its narrative…