best film: For now it’s Schindler’s List. It’s still relatively new out there so I’m not ready to say Wes Anderson’s gorgeous Grand Budapest is superior to Spielberg’s (equally gorgeous) 1993 masterpiece. This was Fiennes’
best film: Tokyo Story is known as Ozu’s masterpiece and righty so- but Ozu’s work was so consistent (and consistently brilliant) that he’s a body of work auteur—not an auteur that’s stature is built on
best film: Lawrence of Arabia is the 12th best film of all-time according to my last update and a giant masterpiece. Lean’s epic is simply one of the most beautiful films of all-time, film’s greatest
best film: The Dark Knight as his best film is an easier answer than “best performance” for Ledger. I’m an admirer of Brokeback Mountain and it’s an excellent film—but the answer is Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece
best film: Morgan Freeman’s best film is probably Unforgiven (Dark Knight another fine option/masterpiece) but how about the idea that The Shawshank Redemption is his fifth best film? Pretty wild, right? I love Shawshank Redemption
best film: Citizen Kane is a top five all-time film. It is so clearly worthy of its lofty reputation and the praise bestowed upon it. It’s a stylistic showpiece that never gets old or relents.
best film: The Big Lebowski. It’s always a great sign for an actor or actress when their best film lines up with their best performance. The Big Lebowski is a comic masterpiece that ranks amongst
best film: Hannah and Her Sisters though this could certainly change over time as the closest two contenders are so recent that I hesitate to compare them with a film like Hannah which I have
best film: Rebel Without a Cause. James Dean made three films and I’d accept any as his best film and any as his best performance. They’re all close. I’d give the edge to his work
best film: Rocco and His Brothers. I only have seven total films in the archives for Delon but look at them- they’re all so damn good. Antonioni’s The Eclipse is a fabulous film and it
best film: Bullitt though I’m not married to this one. The Great Escape is excellent, Peckinpah’s The Getaway has grown on me over the years. For now though, I’m good with Bullitt as McQueen’s best
best film: Apocalypse Now is a monster. Over the years it’s been creeping up the list on the TSPDT and Sight and Sound top 100 (currently at #11 and #14). I’ve had it as the
