A quarter century after its apparent sell-by date, the campy, Paul Bartel-directed black comedy/action/sci-fi mash-up remains uproariously funny and stubbornly relevant.
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Alex Gibney’s documentary, released 20 years ago this week, tells the story of massive corporate fraud as both very complicated and infuriatingly simple.
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Mickey Spillane’s most famous creation headlined one of the most pitch-black noirs ever made – and cracked a few heads in the process.
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That a picture this great isn’t seen as one of John Ford’s go-to “classics” is simply a commentary on the high quality of his entire filmography.
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Released 95 years ago, this Oscar-winning pre-Code drama stars Norma Shearer as a strikingly bold and independent career woman who leaves her husband behind.
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“Marty” may have been released 70 years ago today, but its ideas about masculinity and solitude are refreshingly timely.
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Though the small-scale film didn’t hit big initially, “A Goofy Movie” boasted an earworm of a closing song that helped it become a cult favorite for Millennials.
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Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune’s final epic collaboration was released 60 years ago. It marked the end of a brilliant, 17-year run.
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Welcome to Harvey’s Hellhole, a monthly column devoted to spotlighting the movies that were poorly marketed, mishandled, reshaped, neglected or just […]
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Thirty years ago, Chris Farley left ‘Saturday Night Live’ and starred in ‘Tommy Boy,’ a comedy classic that shows both great silliness and skill as an actor.
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Jack Black had done smaller work as well as co-headlined Tenacious D beforehand, but his scene-stealing supporting role in the Stephen Frears comedy made him a star.
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This emotionally resonant tale of a hitman and his target connecting, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, is ripe for rediscovery.
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