The Misanthrope’s Corner

I WAS planning to write about the Y2K crisis this time, but then I stopped by my new post-office box and found a batch of letters wanting to know my opinion of the American Film Institute’s “100 Best Movies.” Ask and ye shall receive. I’ll start with the ones I hate.

Citizen Kane: Too long, too dark, too talky, too arty. Orson Welles was a ponderous overrated bore, the cinematic equivalent of William Faulkner.