
“Marty” may have been released 70 years ago today, but its ideas about masculinity and solitude are refreshingly timely.
Read more“Marty” may have been released 70 years ago today, but its ideas about masculinity and solitude are refreshingly timely.
Read moreMost of the general public (and even film fans) of the 1990s never heard of Feature Films for Families. But for a certain sliver of young cinephiles, it is a core memory — and for their parents, a source of telephone trauma.
Read moreAs we mark five years since the COVID-19 lockdown, a look back at the Scotch-taped solutions for theatrical distribution, which resulted in the memory-holing of some very fine films.
Read moreTwo of this year’s most acclaimed pictures examine, in their own unique ways, the mythology and reality of American life
Read moreMarielle Heller’s latest rides into the winter amid festival praise and awards buzz. But there’s something vapid at its center.
Read moreThanks to the inspiration Wes Craven drew from lived experiences, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (which turns 40 this week) maintains a tenuous but powerful connection to the real world, making it all the more chilling.
Read moreBack in the day, Disney Channel Original Movies (or DCOMs, if you like) were event television for the preteen set. During […]
Read moreOn the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s bonkers biopic, a celebration of the Oscar-winning work of Martin Landau.
Read moreThe charming Julie Andrews may have a reputation for being essentially a piece of confectionery in human form, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t capable of delivering the most genteel burn in awards speech history.
Read moreOur report from the French Riviera, including mini-reviews of “Megalopolis,” “Emilia Perez,” “Kinds of Kindness” and the Palme d’Or winner “Anora.”
Read moreReese Witherspoon portrays Tracy Flick as something teenage girls in film are so rarely allowed to be: unrepentantly ruthless in their ambition.
Read moreStaring down declining ratings and a sense of lost relevancy, the Oscar ceremony has contorted itself into pretzels trying to reclaim its former glory. But there’s a simple solution.
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