Michael Moore’s Oscar winner was released two decades ago. What can it still tell us about American gun culture?
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Stephanie Rothman’s captivating 1971 mixture of horror and sexploitation both embraces and inverts the venerable tropes of the vampire narrative.
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Michael Mann’s follow-up to ‘Thief’ has been difficult to see properly for decades. As part of its seasonal offerings, the Criterion Channel is helping bring it into the light.
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The 1977 film and its 2015 remake both tell a story that’s part urban legend, part Grimm’s fairy tale, and part morality play.
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On the release of Andrew Dominik’s fiercely controversial Marylin Monroe epic ‘Blonde,’ a look back at an earlier depiction of the actress-as-symbol.
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The 1970 Elliott Gould / Richard Rush collaboration, now streaming on Amazon Prime, is a prickly examination of early ’70s campus politics and activism.
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Twenty years ago this fall, George Clooney made two movies that tanked at the box office but pointed the way towards the actor and filmmaker he’d become.
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At the end of the Bush era, these dark western masterpieces comprise a grand trilogy about the decline of the American Empire.
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The 1967 classic, now streaming on HBO Max, is so much more than its famous climax – it’s a superb example of how to turn the theatrical into a cinematic spectacle.
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The conversations surrounding ‘Blonde’ – biography, dramatization, exploration, and exploitation – are nothing new. Nearly 40 years ago, much of the same controversy greeted Bob Fosse’s film on the life and death of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten.
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The D.A. Pennebaker-directed concert film, which languished in post-production for nearly a decade, offers up a rough but fascinating look at David Bowie in his prime.
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Once upon a time, Robert Altman and a gaggle of movie stars went to Paris to wreak havoc on the fashion industry – on Harvey Weinstein’s dime!
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