Thursday, April 29, 2021

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Is 'Paddington 2' Really Better Than 'Citizen Kane'?

OK, this is a bit complicated. Essentially, this week it was discovered that Citizen Kane, routinely named the greatest film ever made, was no longer at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The site found an old negative review of the Orson Welles classic, which moved its fresh rating all the way down to ... 99%. 

Why should this matter? And why do some people now think Paddington 2 is the all-time best movie? I was on with Madeleline today to talk about how the internet blew a small thing way out of proportion. It was a very fun conversation, and you can hear the whole thing down below.