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Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark lead this underrated 1940s thriller full of assertive sexuality and barbed takedowns.

Given its time, ‘I Want to Live!’ (released 65 years ago this week) is surprisingly aware of the raw deal women defendants get in a “trial by media.”

With 1983’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ David Cronenberg took on the all-American pastime of adapting a Stephen King novel.

Twenty years ago, Michael Bay produced the cinematic rebirth of Leatherface, initiating a series of increasingly dire horror remakes.

Victor Erice’s masterpiece of the horrors of the Franco era is perfect spooky season viewing for those who prefer more symbolic scares.

Thirty years ago, Richard Linklater made a high school hangout comedy inspired by his Texas youth, which then shaped two more of his personal films decades later.

On the 20th anniversary of its release, an up-close-and-personal look at the making of Don Coscarelli’s cult classic.

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Age of Innocence’ remains one of the only adaptations of Edith Wharton’s work. On its 30th anniversary, we explore what binds these two artists together.