The inventive Polish-Russian filmmaker’s unique work would influence directors as varied as Henry Selick, John Lasseter, and Stan Brakhage.
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The 1984 drama is absent entirely from “The Last Movie Stars,” but it may be one of Newman’s most important works.
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“I have today’s forecast for you: HOT!” — Mister Señor Love Daddy, Do the Right Thing Arguably the greatest cinematic depiction […]
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Wes Craven’s breakthrough film turns 50 this month, and it’s lost none of its considerable ability to shock.
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His debut feature, which hit Australian theaters 30 years ago, remains the skeleton key for everything that followed.
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Juan Piquer Simón’s outrageous ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ riff hit theaters 40 years ago. Our look at what it’s really up to:
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At a crossroads in his career, Neil Young turned out a nuclear-charged fable about mankind’s last day on Earth. Four decades on, audiences are still scratching their heads.
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Sidney Poitier’s buddy Western – shouted out in “Nope” – is a fascinating mixture of light humor and heavy themes.
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In light of the tragic passing of Anne Heche, we look back at her indie movie breakthrough – and how it was all but ignored by its distributor.
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The Locarno Film Festival’s retrospective shone a new light on the works of melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk.
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Critics like Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert did not appreciate what Mel Brooks was up to in his 1977 Hitchcock spoof. It’s now streaming on HBO Max, so let’s take another look at this under-appreciated gem.
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This high school comedy/drama was an unexpected hit with teens in 1982. What lessons can it teach Gen-Z 40 years on?
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