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Classic Corner: <i>The Damned</i>

Classic Corner: The Damned

Apr 9th, 2021 Lindsay Goldwert
From the Criterion Channel’s new Dirk Bogarde program, a look at Luchino Visconti’s "beautiful film that is deeply hard to watch."
Yaphet Kotto Dies: Anatomy of an Actor in Two Death Scenes

Yaphet Kotto Dies: Anatomy of an Actor in Two Death Scenes

Apr 6th, 2021 Zach Vasquez
In memory of the brilliant character actor Yaphet Kotto, we look back at two of his onscreen deaths, and what they tell us about his considerable gifts as an actor.
Classic Corner: <i>Juliet of the Spirits</i>

Classic Corner: Juliet of the Spirits

Apr 2nd, 2021 Lindsay Goldwert
Fellini’s first color feature spotlights one of his most important leading ladies, and presents a striking contrast to his better-known works.
<i>Mildred Pierce</i>, and Working Mothers in the Movies

Mildred Pierce, and Working Mothers in the Movies

Mar 30th, 2021 Megan Feeney
With the 1945 classic streaming on HBO Max, we take a look back at its considerable pleasures – and the thorniness of its messaging.
Naughty and Nicecore: <i>The Matador</i>

Naughty and Nicecore: The Matador

Mar 29th, 2021 Jeremy Herbert
The 2005 action/comedy – one of Pierce Brosnan’s wonderful subversions of his Bond years – hits a little differently now.
Classic Corner: <i>The Lady Eve</i>

Classic Corner: The Lady Eve

Mar 26th, 2021 Jason Bailey
Preston Sturges’s definitive screwball came early in one of the most remarkable runs of any writer/director’s career.
The Future Is An Open Heart: Thief</i> at 40

The Future Is An Open Heart: Thief at 40

Mar 24th, 2021 Brian Brems
For its 40th anniversary, a look back at the soulful center of Michael Mann’s big-screen breakthrough.
The Shark Movie That Time Forgot: Revisiting <i>Blue Water, White Death</i>

The Shark Movie That Time Forgot: Revisiting Blue Water, White Death

Mar 23rd, 2021 Charlie Brigden
Before ‘Jaws’ (or its sequels, or its ripoffs) came this spectacular documentary on the search for the elusive great white shark.
The Fascinating Failure of Spike Lee's <i>Girl 6</i>

The Fascinating Failure of Spike Lee's Girl 6

Mar 19th, 2021 Roxana Hadadi
Spike Lee's phone sex comedy, released 25 years ago this week, is a mess - but one full of interesting and often timely ideas.
Classic Corner: <i>Thomasine & Bushrod</i>

Classic Corner: Thomasine & Bushrod

Mar 19th, 2021 Jason Bailey
Gordon Parks Jr. and Max Julien's riff on 'Bonnie & Clyde' in this entertaining and often subversive Black Western.
1981: The Year of the (Were-)Wolf

1981: The Year of the (Were-)Wolf

Mar 15th, 2021 Craig J. Clark
There was something in the air – or in the moon – 40 years ago that gave us several classic werewolf flicks, including ‘The Howling’ and ‘American Werewolf in London.’
Classic Corner: <i>Carnal Knowledge</i>

Classic Corner: Carnal Knowledge

Mar 12th, 2021 Jason Bailey
Mike Nichols’ scathing 1971 sex comedy, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, may or may not have been his best film – but it now feels like his most influential.
<i>THX 1138</i> and <i>The Andromeda Strain</i>: Our Antiseptic Present-Future

THX 1138 and The Andromeda Strain: Our Antiseptic Present-Future

Mar 9th, 2021 Bill Bria
How the paranoia of the late-‘60s seeped into two very different sci-fi movies from March of 1971:
Why <i>The Birdcage</i> Mattered - and How It Came Up Short

Why The Birdcage Mattered - and How It Came Up Short

Mar 8th, 2021 Roxana Hadadi
The 1996 adaptation of ‘La Cage aux Folles,’ released 25 years ago this week, was a groundbreaking hit of queer cinema – while reflecting its era in some now discomforting ways.
Classic Corner: <i>The Honeymoon Killers</i>

Classic Corner: The Honeymoon Killers

Mar 5th, 2021 Jason Bailey
Leonard Kastle’s 1970 dramatization of the crimes of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck isn’t your typical lovers-on-the-run movie. Here’s why:
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