“Truly groundbreaking”: the comedy movie the Coen brothers called “all kinds of jaw-dropping”
A unique opinion.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 03/2026
“His time is limited”: The Las Vegas mobster James Stewart ran out of Hollywood
No more Mr Nice Guy.
“It’s terrible”: Martin Scorsese’s lifelong hatred of the most important movie in cinema history
Who could have seen that coming?
The real-life hero Quentin Tarantino calls his “favourite American”
An important figure in the history of the United States.
“Luck and happenstance”: the iconic American movie written in a Dutch coffee shop
Cross-continental inspiration.
“I was crying”: The seedy audition that almost turned Penélope Cruz against Hollywood
“It’s not going to work.”
“I just think he’s a genius”: the actor Ralph Fiennes considers his generation’s best
An unassailable pick.