Daily Mail film critic Brian Viner has selected his 100 favourite English-language films, and the list is published in today’s newspaper (p. 47). The lack of foreign-language titles is unsurprising, as the Mail is a mainstream tabloid. More unusual is the omission of critically acclaimed films such as Citizen Kane and Vertigo, as Viner acknowledges: “I’m aware that I’ve left out lots of all-time classics.” The 100 titles are his personal favourites—he clearly enjoys comedies—rather than the greatest films of all time, which is a key distinction. Perhaps inevitably, the top spot goes to The Godfather.
