SIGHT AND SOUND CRITICS' POLL (2002): TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME

International poll in 2002 by the respected British publication. The Godfather parts 1 and 2 were classed as one. Many were level, separated alphabetically. I hope next time (they’ve done a poll every ten years since 62) they poll more critics from neglected countries, particularly in Africa, Latin America and many parts of Asia; the geographical balance of participants was skewed. This sort of canonising of course tends to be exclusive of many less known treasures; some individual lists therefore can have greater value and interest than the overall result. Still, there are goodies here- not all familiar to regular filmgoers. The...