The cult favorite that marked Tom Hanks’ directorial debut is best remembered for its eponymous song and beloved late songwriter, even if he missed out at winning the Oscar statuette.
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Made 50 years ago, Charles B. Pierce’s proto-slasher straddles the line between docudrama and horror.
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As the premiere of his granddaughter Zoe’s Netflix limited series approaches, we look back at Elia Kazan’s truncated version of Steinbeck’s classic novel.
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Ben Stiller’s absurdist comedy offered much-needed escapism for a grieving nation 25 years ago, though its timing weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks came with a variety of complications.
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The convicted criminal, later a successful crime writer and filmmaker, was the subject of the retrospective at the 2026 San Sebastián Film Festival.
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Bob Fosse’s 1974 biopic of the groundbreaking comedian Lenny Bruce is a prickly, brutal, occasionally frustrating, yet formally impressive work.
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To mark his centenary, a look at the dramatic career highs and lows of gravel-voiced ’50s movie star.
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In the late ’70s, there were two surefire ways to break into movies: porn and horror. Abel Ferrara tried both, launching a career spent probing society’s underbelly.
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Released 20 years ago this week, Brian De Palma’s neo-noir is overdue for the critical reassessment given to his other misunderstood masterpieces.
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Finally available to stream, this eerie Japanese New Wave classic is ripe for rediscovery.
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While it’s not technically the Carole King story, Allison Anders’s 1996 music drama brings her creativity and curiosity to life better than a traditional biopic.
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As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11, let’s look back at how the Weinsteins into crisis mode when they had some ill-timed films on their schedule.
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