The Memory of Film Criticism: Why the Sight and Sound Archive Matters
Films are preserved in archives, but understanding how they were received in their own time also requires archives of criticism.
BFI’s digital Sight and Sound archive reaches back to 1932, making it possible to follow changes in critical vocabulary and film culture across decades.
Criticism archives preserve more than journalism; they document changing taste, aesthetic debate and the evolution of cinema culture.
Source note: BFI — Sight and Sound digital archive.