Duke Mitchell’s gonzo exploitation masterwork was once thought lost and unsalvageable. Now, it’s widely available to see. But are you ready for it?
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Seventy years later, Nicholas Ray’s harrowing melodrama about pharmacology, middle class anxiety, and paternal madness is more relevant than ever.
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As the world prepares for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” we look back at a very different adaptation of classical Greek antiquity, dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War.
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As we celebrate what would have been the iconic character actor’s 100th birthday, it’s his smallest roles that often left the largest impression.
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Eighty years after its initial release, Jacques Tournier’s underrated ensemble Western is ripe for canonization.
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The Los Angeles-based film fest celebrating “the cinema of despair” expands globally, bringing arthouse audiences together in shared misery.
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A forgotten ’50s musical noir melodrama is an unexpected gonzo masterpiece that deserves rediscovery and cult classic status.
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Bill Duke’s adaptation of Chester Himes’s iconic crime novel remains a minor but important work in the canon of neo-noir cinema.
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For its 30th anniversary, a reconsideration of this flawed but fascinating all-star neo-noir.
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The filmography of the late Chuck Norris wasn’t exactly filled with masterpieces. But one title stands out as legitimately jaw dropping, slyly subversive, and terrifyingly prescient.
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A trio of fantasy hybrids released 40 years ago — “Nomads,” “Highlander,” and “Rawhead Rex” — share a surprising amount of overlap, especially in how they view the youth of the ’80s.
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Controversial Polish director Andrzej Zulawski passed away in February 2016, months before his final film debuted in America. Ten years later, we look back on his absurdist swan song.
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