The General isn’t likely to be the favorite opus of Keaton’s purist fans, but it’s the one with the trappings of ambition and historical poesy.
The newly burnished look of a silent-cinema landmark demands a fresh gaze at Keaton’s least characteristic great film.
The films aren’t great but they’re a must-see for the Keaton aficionado.
In its own low-down deportment, The Cameraman is really a raucous, more accessible iteration of Man with a Movie Camera.