When it hit theaters on this day 25 years ago, “The Wedding Singer” seemed like another goofy Adam Sandler comedy. But it proved a hinge point in his long, often unpredictable career.
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Twenty-five years ago, Alfonso Cuarón transformed Charles Dickens’ renowned novel into his most underrated film.
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‘Casablanca’ was released 80 years ago today, and there’s a reason why its “La Marseillaise” scene is so powerful: it’s filled with actors who were themselves displaced by the Nazi regime.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s personal favorite of his films celebrates its 80th anniversary this month – a gem of film noir that gets at one of the harsh realities of adulthood: learning that members of your family often aren’t who you thought they were.
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When Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the 1975 Broadway show was released 20 years ago, it helped pave the way for a new generation of big-budget movie musicals.
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For its 25th anniversary, we look back at Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ follow-up ‘Jackie Brown’ – its breathless anticipation, initial disappointment, and eventual (and deserved) reappraisal.
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With three separate ‘Pinocchio’ adaptations hitting screens this year, it’s time for a 20th anniversary postmortem of Roberto Benigni’s notorious version.
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Two portraits of prep-school life and sympathetic instructors, but drawing on very different worldviews and outcomes.
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On the anniversary of its American theatrical release, we look back at Atom Egoyan’s best film, whose portrait of parental loss has only grown more potent.
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Eminem big-screen origin story – released 20 years ago – was a key step in the controversial artist’s path to mainstream acceptance.
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Michael Moore’s Oscar winner was released two decades ago. What can it still tell us about American gun culture?
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Twenty years ago this fall, George Clooney made two movies that tanked at the box office but pointed the way towards the actor and filmmaker he’d become.
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