Christopher Doyle on 2046

I feel that 2046 is unnecessary, in retrospect. I think probably Wong Kar Wei realised that somewhere and that's why it took so long. You do realise that you have basically said what you needed to say, so why say more?

On The Buccaneers

"Miss Testvalley comes to regret what she has done and so she should. It is entirely out of keeping with the character and values she is meant to represent." 

But it's not the case. In the synopsis it says Miss Testvalley is instrumental but in the novel she does little specific other than get them to the UK. She even advises Tintagel against proposing to Nan. We know nothing of Hector and Lizzie. Lizzie orchestrates Virginia and Seadown.

Taki on Porfirio Rubirosa

Had he been wearing his seatbelt nothing would have happened to him. But had he been wearing his belt, he would not have been Porfirio Rubirosa.

On The Aviator

The substance of The Aviator is endless jive. By and large Howard Hughes made lousy movies and he made bad planes too, at least, when he was using the government's money. He had money to waste and he wasted it. He didn't have anyone's ass to kiss, which in Hollywood must often seem like heaven, but it didn't make him a genius. Scorsese seems to be channeling Vincente Minelli in one year and Douglas Sirk in the other. Queer theorists will be living off this film for decades.