The General (1927) – Review by Bosley Crowther
16/11/2019
The General, made in 1927, best combines the subtle character of Keaton with material that is perfect for his style.
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Closely Watched Trains (1966) – Review by Bosley Crowther
16/11/2019
by Bosley Crowther In discussing The Shop on Main Street, I spoke of the characteristic style of many of the Czechoslovakian films of the 1960s
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Review by Bosley Crowther
14/11/2019
by Bosley Crowther In light of the phenomenal popularity of George Lukas’ 1977 Star Wars, which seems to have done for science fiction movies what
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) – Review by Bosley Crowther
18/03/2019
Examined by any standards, those of 1936 or today, Mr. Deeds had or has to be regarded as pure wishful fantasy. Longfellow Deeds, the lanky hero whom Mr. Cooper so aptly played, was an amiable small-town bumpkin who candidly combined all the platitudinous pieties and virtues of an idealized Boy Scout.
The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Reviews
25/09/2017
Sam Spade, a private detective, gets involved in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette.
UMBERTO D. (1952) – Review by Bosley Crowther
23/08/2017
by Bosley Crowther Old age has never been a topic of particular interest to makers of films for a very obvious reason: It is not
LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972) – Review by Bosley Crowther
23/08/2017
by Bosley Crowther The vast attention that Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris received while it was several months in the making and when it
PATHS OF GLORY – Review by Bosley Crowther
26/01/2017
To a certain extent, this forthright picture has the impact of hard reality, mainly because its frank avowal of agonizing, uncompensated injustice is pursued to the bitter, tragic end.
DR. STRANGELOVE – Review by Bosley Crowther
22/01/2017
Stanley Kubrick’s new film, called Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is beyond any question the most shattering sick joke I’ve ever come across.