'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.
Movies are like a machine that generates empathy.
Nothing could be more boring than an absolutely accurate movie about the law.
Nothing ever seems straightforward in Venice, least of all its romances.
I've never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong.
It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.