Twenty years ago, before the Weinstein brothers left Miramax to start the Weinstein Company, they released a shoulda-been prestige project that barely made a ripple.
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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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There’s not an anniversary, or a news peg, or a new streaming or disc release. We just figure you probably haven’t seen this 1979 disco roller musical — and here’s why you should.
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To honor the recently-departed Terence Stamp, we look back at one of his best (and most unsung) turns: as the Zen center of Stephen Frears’s 1984 crime drama.
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It’s a tale as old as time. Boy and girl meet. They fall in love. Marriage and children follow. Then the […]
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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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Lycanthropy runs in the family in two very different werewolf films unleashed 40 years ago this month.
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Robert Rodriguez’s sophomore feature is gritty, sweaty and stained with blood. It’s also packed with good-looking people… yes, even Quentin Tarantino.
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The cycle of violence is grotesque and stupid as director Miike takes movie gore to depraved new depths.
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As the summer comes to a close, we recommend Ingmar Bergman’s 1953 masterpiece — a poignant and erotic story of lust, longing, and loss.
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This 1985 musical drama has a place of importance in American indie cinema that you might not guess from its current low profile.
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The rapturous response to “Mortal Kombat II”’s red-band trailer is evidence that the original 1995 adaptation’s maximalist approach is how you bring such a game to the big screen.
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