Contributor Sam May

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In Praise Of

The Long Goodbye: Robert Altman’s hooray for Hollywood

by Sam May

This 1973 pulp classic sees Elliott Gould’s Philip Marlowe navigate LA’s seedy underbelly.
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In Praise Of

Revisiting The Circus: Charlie Chaplin’s troubled comic triumph

by Sam May

The director’s last truly silent picture is perhaps the maddest production in Hollywood history.
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In Praise Of

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre remains the gold standard for classic Hollywood

by Sam May

John Huston’s tale of prospecting and paranoia has lost none of its potency.

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