film criticism

Revisiting Hollywood’s last golden age: my part in a new publication

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Geoff Andrew

Over the decades the two questions I’ve been asked most, as critic and programmer, have been what my favourite film is and what made me want to work in film. To the first, after explaining that I don’t have a single favourite film, I used to reply L’Atalante, but that often met with blank looks, … Continue reading Revisiting Hollywood’s last golden age: my part in a new publication

Posted in Best films, film, film criticism, top filmsTagged 70s cinema, Bonnie and Clyde, Electric Cinema Club, Francis Ford Coppola, Heaven's Gate, Hollywood, Jack Nicholson, Jaws, Monthly Film Bulletin, Nashville, New Hollywood, Night Moves, Sight & Sound, Terrence Malick, The Godfather, The Long Goodbye1 Comment

Film as Criticism: the illustrious example of VF Perkins

Posted on July 13, 2021July 14, 2021 by Geoff Andrew

When I first became a cinephile back in the autumn of 1973 – my life changed, imperceptibly but permanently, when I took a seat in the front row of the Cambridge Arts Cinema to watch Bergman’s Cries and Whispers – I set about learning about the (for me) newly discovered art form as quickly as … Continue reading Film as Criticism: the illustrious example of VF Perkins

Posted in film, film criticismTagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anna Karina, criticism, film, Film as Film, Fritz Lang, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place, Jean-Luc Godard, Joan Fontaine, Johnny Guitar, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Max Ophuls, nicholas ray, Otto Preminger, Sam Fuller, VF Perkins, Vivre sa vieLeave a comment

Thoughts and ideas on a variety of subjects and experiences by Geoff Andrew, film critic, programmer and lecturer with an interest in other art forms - and life...