Mar 19: ‘The Missouri Breaks’ isn’t good and that’s okay
When it’s there, John Williams’ music compels us because we’re not expecting to hear what we hear.
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Mar 12: ‘Temple of Doom’ shows why “dark and gritty” fails us in film criticism
Reputation be damned, John Williams’ follow-up to ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ has an extra heart to spare
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Mar 5: ‘The Cowboys’ represents the best and worst parts of a bygone era in film
John Williams’s sweeping Americana deserves an appreciation, albeit from a distance
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Feb 26: ‘How to Steal a Million’ finds its composer at a creative crossroads
In William Wyler’s heist comedy, the composer is torn between emulating his contemporaries and forging his own style
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