Category: Happy Birthday

For its 30th anniversary, a reconsideration of this flawed but fascinating all-star neo-noir.

Even though many key collaborators from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ returned for this Roald Dahl adaptation, the one new figure’s key contribution was sadly lifeless songs.

To mark legendary producer Roger Corman’s 100th birthday (on April 5), here’s a roundup of his acting jobs for his illustrious alumni.

Gregory Hoblit’s courtroom hit is  is one of the great legal thrillers told from the point of view of the defense. 

Two decades after its debut, James Gunn’s first directorial effort remains a pleasantly grimy low budget horror comedy.

A look back at how Humphrey Bogart’s final movie performance grippingly encapsulated a career playing characters from all across the moral spectrum.

Sometimes, you only know the elements of a good subgenre of film when they’re screwed up by a filmmaker who doesn’t […]

Christopher Nolan didn’t back into success with ‘Memento,’ the twisty neo-noir that effectively launched his career.

A trio of fantasy hybrids released 40 years ago — “Nomads,” 
“Highlander,” and “Rawhead Rex” — share a surprising amount of overlap, especially in how they view the youth of the ’80s.

In honor of the actress’s eightieth birthday this week, we look back at the film that gave her her greatest screen role.

On its fiftieth anniversary, we look back at the way the movie that housed Sean Connery’s most tender performance tackled aging bodies, looming mortality, and a legendary romance.