Werner Herzog’s documentary, released 20 years ago, is attempt to understand a man who wanted to become an animal — but it becomes an exploration of the complex relationship between the documentarian and his subject.
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With multifaceted performances by William Hurt and Raúl Juliá, this 1985 Oscar winner affirms the power of acts of empathy and understanding under fascist regimes.
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Alex Gibney’s documentary, released 20 years ago this week, tells the story of massive corporate fraud as both very complicated and infuriatingly simple.
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This story of a modern-day witch hunt bucks the tradition of depicting Christmas as a glittery veil that covers thornier questions of morality and charity.
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Overlooked in Mike Leigh’s filmography, ‘Vera Drake’ is quietly radical in its portrayal of abortion as a mere fact of everyday life.
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Milos Forman’s masterful biopic paints a complex portrait of Mozart as a man of both heart and genius.
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Three interpretations of Herman Wouk’s “The Caine Mutiny” raise questions about the good and the bad of ingrained hierarchies, and what it means to dutifully and faithfully serve.
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In its unsparing depiction of a con job, the dynamic between the conman and his victim is both depressingly transparent and truly mystifying.
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Errol Morris’s Oscar-winning documentary, released 20 years ago, is a masterful meeting of stylist and subject.
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On the 40th anniversary of its release, an examination of Bob Fosse’s final film, and what it has to say about sexual violence and exploitation.
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Given its time, ‘I Want to Live!’ (released 65 years ago this week) is surprisingly aware of the raw deal women defendants get in a “trial by media.”
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1930s screen goddess Kay Francis (whose films are now streaming on the Criterion Channel) embodied the Pre-Code era’s spirit of “sheer elegance and pure sex.”
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