Category: Classic Corner

John Sturges’s masterful mash-up of Western, film noir, and social commentary is a lean, mean, 81-minute masterclass in Hollywood craft.

John Schlesinger’s 1985 spy thriller boasts fine performances from Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn, and a refreshingly cynical view of the American intelligence apparatus.

Marlon Brando’s sole directorial effort remains a fascinating and occasionally confounding conflation of the old and the (then-) new.

Robert Bresson wanted to make a film about King Arthur’s court for two decades before he got the chance. He used the time to distill it down to its essence.

In memory of the great Robert Duvall, a look back at the role that won him his Oscar.

This 1931 comedy stands as one of the great films of the late silent era, a testament to the potent universality of Charlie Chaplin’s vision.

John Wayne and John Ford’s final collaboration is a freewheeling goof, a hang-out movie full of drinking, brawling, singing, and camaraderie.

Gregory La Cava’s 1936 hit is the quintessential screwball comedy, a rapid-fire, ceaselessly funny exploration of sex, class, and chaos.

With a new Mel Brooks documentary on HBO Max, we take a look at his most controversial comedy.