Category: Classic Corner

Bill L. Norton’s 1972 drama (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a melancholy portrait of bad vibes and burnouts, featuring an unforgettable Kris Kristofferson in the title role.

The 1937 screwball comedy can be enjoyed as one of the best of its type—and as a historic record of the moment a screen persona was perfected.

Jacques Demy’s enchanting, heartsick 1961 debut isn’t a musical, but that’s not for lack of trying.

Sam Fuller’s 1959 thriller begins as a sordid police procedural, but morphs into something far more unusual and compelling.

Hal Ashby’s 1975 Warren Beatty vehicle (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a sharp political commentary — and a crackerjack sex comedy.

Now that Roger Corman has joined all four original Ramones at the CBGB in the sky, we look back at their 1979 collaboration, Allan Arkush’s gonzo punk teen musical.

The 1980 expansion of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ characters (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is a deliriously over-the-top stew of great music, crashing cars, and deadpan comedy.

Frank Perry’s 1968 drama (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a still-shattering story of suburban ennui, anchored by an astonishing Burt Lancaster performance.

Luchino Visconti’s adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novella (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) remains as thorny and complicated as ever.

Ahead of a new biopic about Flannery O’Connor, we look back at the sole adaptation of her Southern Gothic classic.

Woody Allen’s 1985 masterwork is uproariously funny – and a thoughtful examination of reality, fantasy, and the blurry space in between.