Few directors are burdened with a more troubling legacy than D. W. Griffith. Though undeniable in importance and influence as one of the great innovators of the first few decades of the cinema’s existence, his […]
The period drama Mad Men is ending this Sunday. I’m a big fan. And the past few episodes have dealt with the rank sexism in 1970. TV critics and liberal writers have pointed out the […]
Not long ago I was watching Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, which I’ve watched multiple times—not because I feel it is necessarily a great film, but because few modern films have so accurately pinpointed the look […]
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