Jonathan Rosenbaum

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From the Sight and Sound archive

Midnight madness: The Rocky Horror Picture Cult

With Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror hitting UK cinemas this week, we revisit an exploration of how midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show resurrected the idea of cinema as community. From our Spring 1980 issue.

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Midnight madness: The Rocky Horror Picture Cult

Reviews

Megalopolis second look review: Francis Ford Coppola’s opus is fascinating as it is frustrating

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Megalopolis second look review: Francis Ford Coppola’s opus is fascinating as it is frustrating

Obituaries

Michael Snow obituary: Canadian giant of experimental cinema

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Michael Snow obituary: Canadian giant of experimental cinema

From the Sight and Sound archive

Wavelength reviewed by Jonathan Rosenbaum

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Wavelength reviewed by Jonathan Rosenbaum

Reviews

Cry Macho shows an ambivalence towards traditional masculinity

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Cry Macho shows an ambivalence towards traditional masculinity

Lists

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

The best film books, by 51 critics

By Geoff Andrew, Michael Atkinson and others

The best film books, by 51 critics

Features

The solitary pleasure of Star Wars (from our archive)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

The solitary pleasure of Star Wars (from our archive)

Reviews

Tommy archive review: Ken Russell’s imaginative rock opera pulses with energy

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Tommy archive review: Ken Russell’s imaginative rock opera pulses with energy

Critics’ 50 Greatest Documentaries of All Time

By Sight & Sound contributors, Nick James and others

Critics’ 50 Greatest Documentaries of All Time

Reviews

Diaries, Notes & Sketches – Volume 1, Reels 1-6: Lost Lost Lost review: “an unfolding account of the early American underground”

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Diaries, Notes & Sketches – Volume 1, Reels 1-6: Lost Lost Lost review: “an unfolding account of the early American underground”

Features

A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

By Miriam Bale, Anne Billson and others

A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

Features

Work and play in the house of fiction: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 and Céline and Julie Go Boating

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Work and play in the house of fiction: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 and Céline and Julie Go Boating

Obituaries

Remembering Penelope Houston

By David Robinson, Richard Combs and others

Remembering Penelope Houston

Features

A personal report on an adventure called film.factory

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

A personal report on an adventure called film.factory

Festivals

Restoration heaven: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2011

By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Restoration heaven: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2011

The Greatest Films of All Time

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part four: getting personal

By Kevin B. Lee, David Jenkins and others

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part four: getting personal

The Greatest Films of All Time

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part three: open the 2022 floodgates!

By Kevin B. Lee, David Jenkins and others

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part three: open the 2022 floodgates!

The Greatest Films of All Time

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part two: new benchmarks, old blindspots

By Kevin B. Lee, David Jenkins and others

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part two: new benchmarks, old blindspots

The Greatest Films of All Time

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part one: continuity and change

By Kevin B. Lee, David Jenkins and others

Reviewing the Greatest Films of All Time, part one: continuity and change