Our mini-reviews of ‘Sister of the Groom,’ ‘Modern Persuasion,’ ‘Boys vs. Girls,’ and more:
Read moreHow two of the year’s best documentaries find filmmakers coping with essential questions of family, life, and death.
Read moreThe annual surge of holiday movies from Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have a new trope. So where did it come from, and why does it work?
Read moreThis week’s roundup of second-tier VOD releases includes new titles from Drew Barrymore, Paul Hogan, and Cher.
Read moreWith “Crash” out on Blu-ray this week from Criterion, we look back at the various attempts to translate JG Ballard’s work to the screen.
Read moreWhen ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ arrived in theaters in 2003, many critics wrote it off as a lesser ‘Dead Poets Society’ – which is wildly reductive to both the film and its themes.
Read moreThe 1990 comedy, released 30 years ago this week, is a holiday perennial and family favorite. So what are we to make of the intensity of its slapstick violence?
Read moreThe Micachu and the Shapes frontwoman has become one of the most innovative and interesting composers in film. A look at what makes her work so special:
Read moreOur mini-reviews of ‘Chick Fight,’ ‘Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales,’ ‘My Summer as a Goth,’ and more new off-the-grid VOD releases:
Read moreHow three films – by David Lynch, David Cronenberg, and Andrzej Zulawski – redefined genre cinema, and the films of their children continued those traditions.
Read moreThe groundbreaking actor, born 100 years ago this week, helped redefine masculinity and sexuality on- and off-screen.
Read moreThis 1933 drama is a rare example of a studio film grappling seriously with the wounds of war. A look back:
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