Programmed January 2023

Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time: Critics’ Poll

Once every decade, Sight and Sound magazine has polled film critics from around the world and issued a list of the 100 greatest films of all time. Ever since the first poll in 1952, the Sight and Sound list has played a central role in film culture, sending movie lovers on obsessive viewing quests to watch them all, as well as catalyzing debates around the assumptions and biases that shape the canon. With over 1,600 critics contributing ballots, 2022’s edition is the most expansive yet, resulting in a list that includes old favorites like Tokyo Story , The Rules of the Game , and Seven Samurai and new entries such as Wanda and Chungking Express —as well as a new champion in the…