
The 1982 Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg team-up remains one of the latter’s most fascinating works, both revisiting and subverting his recurring preoccupations.
Read moreA look back at the classics
The 1982 Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg team-up remains one of the latter’s most fascinating works, both revisiting and subverting his recurring preoccupations.
Read moreGiven its time, ‘I Want to Live!’ (released 65 years ago this week) is surprisingly aware of the raw deal women defendants get in a “trial by media.”
Read moreThough classic ghost stories are told time and time again, Alejandro Amenábar’s ‘The Others’ reminds us that each retelling can be surprising and scary.
Read moreNow streaming on the Criterion Channel, James Whale’s follow-up to ‘Frankenstein’ warrants enshrinement in the Universal Horror pantheon.
Read moreWith 1983’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ David Cronenberg took on the all-American pastime of adapting a Stephen King novel.
Read moreWith their final film together out this week, a look at the decades-long creative collaboration between the director and the musician.
Read moreRobert Bresson’s penultimate film — now streaming on the Criterion Channel — remains challenging, difficult, and darkly funny.
Read moreTwenty years ago, Michael Bay produced the cinematic rebirth of Leatherface, initiating a series of increasingly dire horror remakes.
Read moreRecent restorations of three early Adzrej Zulawski films (‘The Third Part of the Night,’ ‘Diabel,’ and ‘On the Silver Globe’) comprise an apocalyptic trilogy unlike any other.
Read moreA look at how the venerable slasher trope changed for the times, via one film each from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.
Read more“We were young and making a feature film! I think that kind of enthusiasm has a lot to do with the […]
Read moreVictor Erice’s masterpiece of the horrors of the Franco era is perfect spooky season viewing for those who prefer more symbolic scares.
Read moreIn 1988, idiosyncratic filmmaker Ken Russell kicked off a three-picture deal with Vestron Pictures with a delightfully absurd, low-budget adaptation of one of Bram Stoker’s *other* novels.
Read moreRobert Redford and George Roy Hill’s 1975 reunion (now streaming on Netflix) is a fascinating experiment in tonal shifts and audience empathy.
Read moreAn appreciation of the Chicano cinema classic ahead of its induction into the Criterion Collection.
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