Fifty years ago this month, François Truffaut’s stunning period piece introduced American audiences to Isabelle Adjani’s uniquely dedicated brand of acting.
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The hilarious third film in the stoner trilogy is a very good holiday film and a great 3D movie — whether or not you have the technology to view it as intended.
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On its 60th anniversary, a look at Elizabeth Hartman’s dazzling debut turn, and what happened to her career in its wake.
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In this left-of-center holiday tale, animator Satoshi Kon gave dignity to those marginalized by society.
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Quit playing “Reindeer Games” – John Frankenheimer’s ultimate Christmas movie is this down-and-dirty holiday hangover where the only white stuff falling is Neo-Nazi scum.
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With Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” out this month, a look back at his first indie triptych.
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On its 25th anniversary, a look back at the movie that severed Miramax’s relationship with Billy Bob Thornton — and put his directorial side hustle to an end.
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Hollywood has always struggled to adapt the works of the legendary Stephen Sondheim to film, and Tim Burton’s take on “The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” shows both the benefits and risks.
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Juzo Itami’s comic masterpiece remains one of the greatest films about food ever made. Just don’t watch it on an empty stomach
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Martin Scorsese’s Vegas mob drama features the single most wince-inducing sequence of his entire filmography.
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Alexander Mackendrick’s noir-vember essential was a flop upon its initial release in 1957 — but its weathered, weary cynicism has aged like a fine wine.
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For a director who’s experienced great popular success, Mamoru Oshii is a remarkably eccentric artist. He’s lamented the fact that his […]
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