Director Joan Micklin Silver and star Carol Kane tell a timeless story of tradition, assimilation, and agency.
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Dan O’Bannon’s offbeat entry into zombie horror (released 40 years ago) throws in wild humor, punk aesthetics, and cranial desire to create a stew of delightfully odd gross-outs and scares.
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Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowell, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse — all legends. But 40 years after its 1985 release, we pay tribute to the unsung hero of the original ‘Fright Night.’
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The Oscar-winning actor’s sole directorial effort was released 55 years ago. Though considered one of the finest films of the 1950s, it took some time to find its audience.
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“Marty” may have been released 70 years ago today, but its ideas about masculinity and solitude are refreshingly timely.
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Most 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.
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As 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.
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Two of this year’s most acclaimed pictures examine, in their own unique ways, the mythology and reality of American life
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Marielle Heller’s latest rides into the winter amid festival praise and awards buzz. But there’s something vapid at its center.
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Thanks 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.
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Back in the day, Disney Channel Original Movies (or DCOMs, if you like) were event television for the preteen set. During […]
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On the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s bonkers biopic, a celebration of the Oscar-winning work of Martin Landau.
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