Cameron Crowe’s famous flop may be best remembered for inspiring the term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl,” but its legacy should also include being the first of 20 years of failed launches for a generation of leading men like Orlando Bloom, whose appeal couldn’t translate outside of franchises.
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Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta’s adaptation of the incendiary Heinrich Böll novel premiered in the U.S. fifty years ago this week, but it feels like it hasn’t aged a day.
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The Japanese punk musical might make older audiences nostalgic for the glory days of basic cable, when a film like this would have found a place in the mono-counter culture.
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The feature film debut of the iconic animated British duo suffered from some American interference.
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The 2000 remake of the ‘70s UK crime classic was meant to help reinvent Sylvester Stallone for the 21st century. It may have kept him stuck in time.
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The world of dog shows provided the fodder for Christopher Guest’s most inspired mockumentary, unleashed 25 years ago.
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The feature film sequel to the cult TV series “Firefly” is a product of a different era in more ways than one.
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Stanley Kubrick’s moody second feature film, released 70 years ago this week, is an underrated precursor of his future brilliance.
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The back-to-school movie as we know it was born with Harold Lloyd’s collegiate comedy. We take a look back at the touchdown run that comprises the film’s final, triumphant scene.
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David Fincher’s brilliant serial-killer drama Seven debuted 30 years ago. Since then, it has inspired dozens of rip-offs, popular movie tropes, and entire genres.
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In honor of his 100th birthday on September 8th, we revisit the late-career passion project that gave Peter Sellers one of his best roles
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Hammer Films brought Nigel Kneale’s signature character to movie screens 70 years ago, paving the way for its own hallowed place in popular culture.
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