A look at two forgotten films the much-maligned filmmaker – and focus of a fascinating new biography – directed in the wake of ‘Heaven’s Gate.”
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On Ralph Bakshi’s blisteringly transgressive animated satire of American race relations, now streaming on The Criterion Channel.
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Whatever happened to the man behind three of the best movies of 1992?
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A brief survey of terrifying fantasy films, ripe for rediscovery (though perhaps by those older than their protagonists).
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A legendary (but not often seen, at least in the U.S.) Spanish cult film finally makes its way to our screens, and it is a scorcher.
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The 1983 debut feature from director Avery Crounse is finally getting its long-overdue Blu-ray release – and its due as a groundbreaking low-budget creeper.
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From ‘Licorice Pizza’ to ‘Dazed and Confused’ to ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ a look at the movies where, as Tarantino puts it, “you hang out with the characters so much that they actually become your friends.”
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Clint Eastwood’s cop franchise began 50 years ago. A look back at the shifts of that character over his five films:
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Gary Sherman is a director’s director. In a more just world, he’d also be a household name—at least in cinephile households—and […]
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In films like ‘Angel,’ ‘Cruising,’ and ‘Vice Squad,’ filmmakers of the sleek, go-go ‘80s explored the seedier side of urban life.
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A full-throated defense of one of the least respected Stephen King adaptations (and that’s saying something).
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A fair number of recent releases have been eagerly described as part of the Italian thriller tradition. But lurid colors and a sharp knife do not a giallo make.
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