M*A*S*H

Robert Altman, a luminary of the New Hollywood movement, cemented his reputation with *M.A.S.H* (1970), a darkly comedic war film that defied conventional studio norms. While the film remains Altman’s most commercially successful work—grossing $81 million globally and becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1970 —it occupies an ambivalent position in his oeuvre. Critics often prioritise his later, more experimen…