When Stanley Kubrick’s final feature was posthumously released in 1999, responses were… divided. A quarter century (and a Criterion 4K) later, more viewers have caught on to what Kubrick was up to.
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With Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” out this month, a look back at his first indie triptych.
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Singer/songwriter Robbie Robertson’s posthumously published memoir relives the long days and longer nights of his friendship and collaboration with Martin Scorsese.
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Alexander Mackendrick’s noir-vember essential was a flop upon its initial release in 1957 — but its weathered, weary cynicism has aged like a fine wine.
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Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 thriller is one of the greatest of all films noir, full of dangerous dames, cigarette smoke, and Robert Mitchum not giving a damn.
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On page 89 of Abel Ferrara’s new memoir Scene, the director provides an enthusiastically detailed description of how to make crack […]
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To honor the late, great Diane Keaton, a look back at the movie that won her an Oscar and made her an icon.
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The shout-out to Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 masterpiece in “One Battle After Another” isn’t casual — and the film itself remains earth-shattering.
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What if Robert Redford’s directorial debut didn’t actually “steal” those Oscars from “Raging Bull”? What if it’s a fine, worthy film in its own right?
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Wim Wenders bounced back from an early disaster by crafting one of his finest films — poignant, keenly observant, and unfailingly true.
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To honor the recently-departed Terence Stamp, we look back at one of his best (and most unsung) turns: as the Zen center of Stephen Frears’s 1984 crime drama.
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As the summer comes to a close, we recommend Ingmar Bergman’s 1953 masterpiece — a poignant and erotic story of lust, longing, and loss.
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