Victor Erice’s masterpiece of the horrors of the Franco era is perfect spooky season viewing for those who prefer more symbolic scares.
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Not everything about Sofia Coppola’s second film has aged like a fine wine, but its portrait of two adrift souls is timeless.
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In honor of its seventieth anniversary, we look back at a ‘don’t-make-them-like-they-used-to’ romance that probably couldn’t be made today at all.
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No two films could capture the range of the late Jackson’s talent but her Oscar winning roles in ‘Women in Love’ and ‘A Touch of Class’ are a great place to start.
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Otto Preminger and Jean Seberg’s second collaboration – a queasy father-daughter tale set on the French Riviera – is perfect summer viewing for misanthropes.
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The last of director Peter Bogdanovich’s classic 1971-1973 run proves nepotism isn’t always a bad thing.
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Before the new miniseries drops on April 21st, we revisit Cronenberg’s original vision of twin doctors behaving badly.
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Forty years on from its theatrical release, Bill Forsyth’s signature film still casts a heady spell, despite his own feelings about ‘the Brigadoon thing.’
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With Jerzy Skolimowski’s name back in the headlines for his Oscar-nominated “EO”, we look back at one of his early provocations.
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As awards season approaches, we look back at one of Elizabeth Taylor’s most misunderstood performances.
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On the anniversary of its American theatrical release, we look back at Atom Egoyan’s best film, whose portrait of parental loss has only grown more potent.
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This 1984 film from legendary director John Huston – set on the Day of the Dead – is a late career triumph that also feels like an exorcism.
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On its sixty-fifth anniversary, we look back at the greatest collaboration between husband and wife team Federico Fellini and Guilietta Masina.
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As Banned Books Week approaches, we look back on Truffaut’s flawed but fascinating adaptation of Bradbury’s censorship classic.
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This high school comedy/drama was an unexpected hit with teens in 1982. What lessons can it teach Gen-Z 40 years on?
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