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Classic Corner: Getting Straight

Sep 30th, 2022 Sean Burns

The 1970 Elliott Gould / Richard Rush collaboration, now streaming on Amazon Prime, is a prickly examination of early '70s campus politics and activism.

Becoming George Clooney

Sep 28th, 2022 Guy Davis

Twenty years ago this fall, George Clooney made two movies that tanked at the box office but pointed the way towards the actor and filmmaker he'd become.

Can’t Stop What’s Coming: <i>The Assassination of Jesse James</i>, <i>No Country for Old Men</i>, and <i>There Will Be Blood</i>

Can’t Stop What’s Coming: The Assassination of Jesse James, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood

Sep 26th, 2022 Zach Vasquez

At the end of the Bush era, these dark western masterpieces comprise a grand trilogy about the decline of the American Empire.

Classic Corner: Wait Until Dark

Sep 23rd, 2022 Will DiGravio

The 1967 classic, now streaming on HBO Max, is so much more than its famous climax - it's a superb example of how to turn the theatrical into a cinematic spectacle.

<i>Star 80</i>: Bob Fosse’s Devastating Portrait of Hollywood Exploitation

Star 80: Bob Fosse’s Devastating Portrait of Hollywood Exploitation

Sep 21st, 2022 Kayleigh Donaldson

The conversations surrounding ‘Blonde’ – biography, dramatization, exploration, and exploitation – are nothing new. Nearly 40 years ago, much of the same controversy greeted Bob Fosse’s film on the life and death of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten.

The Pre-<i>Moonage</i> Daydream of <i>Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars</i>

The Pre-Moonage Daydream of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Sep 20th, 2022 Chelsea Spear

The D.A. Pennebaker-directed concert film, which languished in post-production for nearly a decade, offers up a rough but fascinating look at David Bowie in his prime.

Harvey's Hellhole: Pret-A-Porter

Sep 20th, 2022 Craig Lindsey

Once upon a time, Robert Altman and a gaggle of movie stars went to Paris to wreak havoc on the fashion industry – on Harvey Weinstein’s dime!

Classic Corner: Masculin Féminin

Sep 16th, 2022 Sean Burns

We mourn the loss of Jean-Luc Godard by revisiting this 1966 meditation on youth, romance, and other matters.

Woody Allen’s <i>Husbands and Wives</i>: The Storm After the Calm

Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives: The Storm After the Calm

Sep 14th, 2022 Craig J. Clark

It’s been 30 years since Woody Allen’s private life became all too public, and 30 years since the release of one of his most challenging films, which got swept up in the maelstrom.

Classic Corner: Haxan

Sep 9th, 2022 Craig J. Clark

Released one century ago, Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen’s investigation into witchcraft lore remains a singular satanic sensation.

In Praise of Peter Hyams, the Journeyman Auteur

Sep 8th, 2022 Zach Vasquez

Peter Hyams is both a journeyman director and the embodiment of the auteur. A look back at his endlessly entertaining body of work and his total mastery of craft: