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Jason Bailey

Jason Bailey

Jason Bailey is a film critic and historian, and the author of four books (with a fifth on the way). The former film editor of Flavorwire, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Vulture, The Playlist, Vice, Rolling Stone, Slate, and more. He lives in New York City.

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Classic Corner: <i>Patterns</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Patterns

Sep 25th, 2020
This week’s Classic Corner pick, a long-forgotten Rod Serling-penned drama from 1956, comes recommended by a highly reputable source.
Classic Corner: <i>Criss Cross</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Criss Cross

Sep 18th, 2020
Robert Siodmak’s 1949 thriller (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) is a master class in noir construction, characterization, and mood.
Classic Corner: <i>Rear Window</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Rear Window

Sep 11th, 2020
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 favorite (out now in a gorgeous new 4K transfer) remains one of his most effective movies – and one of his kinkiest.
Classic Corner: <i>That Obscure Object of Desire</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: That Obscure Object of Desire

Sep 2nd, 2020
Luis Buñuel’s final film (now streaming on Prime Video) is challenging, often confounding exploration of sex and power.
Classic Corner: <i>Days of Heaven</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Days of Heaven

Aug 26th, 2020
Terrence Malick's 1978 classic (now streaming on Amazon Prime) remains a gorgeous sensory experience - and a showcase for several magnificent...
Classic Corner: <i>Cléo from 5 to 7</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Cléo from 5 to 7

Aug 19th, 2020
The duality that defines Agnés Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7 is present from, quite literally, its opening frames: a title sequence in which our...
Classic Corner: <i>Carole Lombard Collection I</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Carole Lombard Collection I

Aug 5th, 2020
“That twinkle in your eye,” Clark Gable marvels at Carole Lombard in No Man of Her Own. “Wrap it up for me, will you?” It’s a moment of...
Classic Corner: <i>Rollerball</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Rollerball

Jul 29th, 2020
Like The Stepford Wives, I’d avoided the original Rollerball due to a flaw over which it had no responsibility: spawning an unapologetically...
Classic Corner: <i>Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Bruce Lee's Greatest Hits

Jul 22nd, 2020
One of the most excruciating and heartbreaking aspects to Bruce Lee’s death in 1973 – beyond his tender age (32) and the family he left behind...
The Case For Not Going Back to the Movies for a Long, Long Time
Jason Bailey

The Case For Not Going Back to the Movies for a Long, Long Time

Jul 8th, 2020
They say Twitter can’t really change your mind about anything, and maybe that’s true. But it can certainly solidify your thinking, pulling you...
Classic Corner: <i>Come and See</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Come and See

Jul 1st, 2020
“What do you think you are doing?” yells the village elder, to the boys he cannot see. “Playing a game? Who are you playing with?” Once...
Review: <i>My Spy</i>
Jason Bailey

Review: My Spy

Jun 25th, 2020
One of the big set pieces in Peter Segal’s My Spy is a grade-school art competition, in which our hero, a CIA agent posing as a friendly neighbor,...
Classic Corner: <i>The Stepford Wives</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: The Stepford Wives

Jun 24th, 2020
When a filmmaker tells you what influenced them, believe it. Back in 2017, when Jordan Peele was making the rounds promoting his feature directorial...
Classic Corner: <i>Cutter's Way</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: Cutter's Way

Jun 17th, 2020
It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong, and I’m 6’4”, so I admit that I’m wrong a lot. And I’m going to do it again, right now. A...
Classic Corner: <i>The Pawnbroker</i>
Jason Bailey

Classic Corner: The Pawnbroker

Jun 3rd, 2020
The first cut comes a few minutes into the second scene of Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker, and it happens so quickly that if you glance away for a...
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