Taking inspiration from a variety of classic Hollywood sources, Almodóvar’s film is a mother-daughter melodrama with an unexpected take on gender roles.
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The beloved 1961 adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical boasted two very different directors, but its memorable visuals and balletic choreography can best be attributed to just one of those men.
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In the ’70s and ’80s, Rollin’s work struggled to find an audience, but now his dreamy surrealism is readily available to stream.
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Thirty-five years ago, Jim Varney’s Halloween treat scarred a generation and killed a multi-picture deal, but it still doesn’t get enough credit for laying the modern groundwork of kid-somewhat-friendly horror.
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Orson Welles’s low-budget 1951 adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy is one of his most ingenious pictures, a threadbare, ramshackle, discombobulated production that he all but willed into greatness.
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David Byrne’s characteristically idiosyncratic vision of smalltown America now feels like a thesis statement for the solo career he would soon be embarking on.
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The notorious experimental arthouse horror film returns to theaters by way of a surprising restoration.
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Between Brian De Palma and Mike Flanagan, three other filmmakers made flawed but fascinating attempts to bring Stephen King’s horror classic to the screen.
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The cult favorite that marked Tom Hanks’ directorial debut is best remembered for its eponymous song and beloved late songwriter, even if he missed out at winning the Oscar statuette.
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Made 50 years ago, Charles B. Pierce’s proto-slasher straddles the line between docudrama and horror.
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As the premiere of his granddaughter Zoe’s Netflix limited series approaches, we look back at Elia Kazan’s truncated version of Steinbeck’s classic novel.
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Ben Stiller’s absurdist comedy offered much-needed escapism for a grieving nation 25 years ago, though its timing weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks came with a variety of complications.
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