This 1979 comedy-drama is a real oddity: a film about a woman from a writer known for his stories about men, from a director known primarily as a screenwriter, with a serious supporting turn from one of the era’s biggest comedy stars.
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Starting at the BBC, Ken Russell tested the boundaries of the music biopic, culminating in 1975’s “Lisztomania,” one of his wildest cinematic creations.
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Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat are bud-loving best buds in this hilarious stoner comedy.
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This tragically unseen 1976 gem tapped into a unique pre-AIDS moment in queer history.
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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Thirty years ago this summer, Miramax took on the multiplex with three counter-programmers.
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“That’s the way I became a filmmaker. You get tired of going to the movies and seeing stuff that you don’t want to see or not seeing the stuff you want be dealt with. When the subject matter you love is not being done right, you have to make your own movies.” –interview in Spike […]
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Seventy years later, Nicholas Ray’s harrowing melodrama about pharmacology, middle class anxiety, and paternal madness is more relevant than ever.
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Jane Schoenbrun’s meta slasher is a bloody joy.
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Kent Jones’s latest indie drama is a character study boasting a warm, lived-in performance by Willem Dafoe and a thankfully nuanced take on the life of a writer.
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Recounting the tragic fate of Ruan Lingyu, Stanley Kwan’s 1991 biopic reflects on its own making, reconstructing a lost past.
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Our mini-reviews of “Son of Sara,” “Evil Follows,” “Demon Hunters,” and more of this week’s on-demand treasures and trash.
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