Sikov's most recent book is a textbook – "Film Studies: An Introduction"; before that was "Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis" (Henry Holt, 2007). He recorded a commentary track for the Special Collector's Edition DVD of Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard", and is often called upon as a film expert for articles and documentaries, such as the 10-part "American Cinema" series produced by the New York Center for Visual History in association with the BBC and PBS. He has also written for the British and US editions of "Premiere" magazine as well as for "Out", "The Advocate", "Connoisseur", "Spy", "Village Voice" and "Film Quarterly".