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Classic Corner: Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Oct 23rd, 2020 Jason Bailey

John D. Hancock’s 1971 film (now streaming on The Criterion Channel) sounds like a slasher movie, but plays like a psychological drama.

Reviews

Review: On the Rocks

Oct 22nd, 2020Abby Olcese

Sofia Coppola's latest isn’t as precise (or as satisfying) as her best works, but it offers plenty of offhand pleasures nevertheless.

Reviews

Review: The Witches

Oct 22nd, 2020Kimber Myers

Robert Zemeckis’s new take on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel offers up a wild Anne Hathaway performance… and little else of note.

Review: <i>Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan</i>

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Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Oct 22nd, 2020Kristy Puchko

Sascha Baron Cohen’s follow-up to his 2006 megahit leans a bit too heavily on familiar shtick, but wisely adds a comic secret weapon.

Looking Back

How James Whale Brought Theatrical Flair to Universal Horror

Oct 21st, 2020Bill Bria

The ‘Frankenstein’ director’s distinctive style was instrumental to the look and feel of Universal’s classic monster movies. It was a style he honed and perfected on the stage.

Film Fests

Anya Stanley's Nightstream Festival 2020 Diary

Oct 21st, 2020Anya Stanley

A look at the inaugural edition of the virtual genre film festival, featuring mini-reviews of ‘Anything But Jackson,’ ‘Come True,’ ‘The Queen of Black Magic,’ and more.

How <i>Get Shorty</i> (Briefly) Extended John Travolta's Reign of Cool

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How Get Shorty (Briefly) Extended John Travolta's Reign of Cool

Oct 20th, 2020Josh Spiegel

John Travolta’s “Pulp Fiction” follow-up hit theaters 25 years ago this week, suggesting a sharpness his post-“Pulp” career would, sadly, mostly avoid.

Looking Back

Ushering in a New Era: Corman, Price, and Poe at AIP

Oct 19th, 2020Craig J. Clark

In the early 1960s, Roger Corman graduated from drive-in cheapies to ornate Gothic horror treats, adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and starring Vincent Price. A look back:

Malaise at the Mall: <i>Mallrats</i> at 25

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Malaise at the Mall: Mallrats at 25

Oct 19th, 2020Roxana Hadadi

Kevin Smith’s sophomore feature was received with something less than enthusiasm 25 years ago this week. A look back at why it’s stuck around, and what it gets right about masculinity, youth, and consumer culture:

Looking Back

Classic Corner: Fade to Black

Oct 16th, 2020Anya Stanley

Vernon Zimmerman's horror thriller (released 40 years ago this week) is sort of like if Film Twitter became a serial killer.