When Sight and Sound magazine does their decennial list of the greatest films of all time, I find that more interesting than the actual list itself is exploring all of the ballots submitted by the various critics and filmmakers invited to participate. Because we already know the consensus, seeing what individuals include as one-off outliers says so much about what they look for when they go to the movies. Without question, the most interesting top ten ballot from 2022 was from Indian blockbuster auteur S.S. Rajamouli. Not a single one of his choices ended up on the final directors' poll list, and this isn't a case of his list being filled with Indian films that many people haven't seen. In fact, only one Indian film, K.V. Reddy's 1957 epic "Mayabazar," made his list.
Instead, his list was very Western and very populist. It features Steven Spielberg's action-adventure masterpiece "Raiders of the Lost Ark,...
Instead, his list was very Western and very populist. It features Steven Spielberg's action-adventure masterpiece "Raiders of the Lost Ark,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
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