With the Oscars around the corner, this month’s look at the cinematic misdeeds of Miramax returns to a movie lost to time: the 1995 Best Picture nominee that served as a dry run for the success of “Life is Beautiful.”
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This 1931 comedy stands as one of the great films of the late silent era, a testament to the potent universality of Charlie Chaplin’s vision.
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While you may click play to see Grace Kelly’s movie debut, you’ll stay for the tremendous cast of character actors who make this thrilling tale a true gem.
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Nearly 30 years after its release, Curtis Hanson’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s corrupt cop thriller remains a riveting, intelligent watch.
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The late Tom Noonan had an unsettling presence that was perfect for horror, which filmmaker Ti West expertly utilizes in two of his early movies.
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Ingmar Bergman didn’t like to dwell on his directorial debut, but it’s worth watching to see his cinematic vision in its larval state.
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Bill Pullman has stolen two forgotten comedies about perfect crimes and imperfect criminals with strangely similar supporting roles that remind just how much we’ve always taken him for granted.
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Certainly Billy Bob Thorton’s work in “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” joining the Criterion Collection this week, is in the running.
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In two 1950s noirs celebrating their anniversaries this month, underrated star Rhonda Fleming brings warmth and vulnerability to the femme fatale.
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John Wayne and John Ford’s final collaboration is a freewheeling goof, a hang-out movie full of drinking, brawling, singing, and camaraderie.
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At just 20 years old, Greta Garbo sailed from Sweden to the United States to film “Torrent,” the first of three pictures released in 1926. In the words of one prescient newspaper writer, “Miss Garbo is scheduled for stardom.”
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Controversial Polish director Andrzej Zulawski passed away in February 2016, months before his final film debuted in America. Ten years later, we look back on his absurdist swan song.
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