GoodTrash GenreCast

Ep. 540: Citizen Kane (1941) — The Greatest Movies of All Time


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Extra! Extra! Anti-trash rolls on this week as continue moving through Sight and Sounds four greatest movies of all time. This week, we go pound for pound with what was long considered the greatest film of all time. That's right, we're stepping to Orson Wells masterpiece (?) Citizen Kane. With a long run at the top of the Sight and Sound list, Citizen Kane finally dropped to the number three spot in 2022 after initially losing its crown in 2012. So, how does the third greatest film of all time hold up? Is it a film studies essential? We discuss all that and more in our analysis of Citizen Kane.

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00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:31 - Quick Citizen Kane Reviews

19:25 - Expanding the Syllabus

43:40 - Analysis

1:17:04 - Shelf or Trash

1:17:15 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

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