Elia Kazan’s Oscar-winning 1947 drama (now streaming on Criterion Channel) is sometimes dismissed as dated and preachy – which is part of why it’s so valuable.
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With a six-film spotlight on the Criterion Channel, we take a look at the complex kinda-sorta feminism of sexploitation director Doris Wishman.
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When Mike Nesmith died last month, he left behind not only a legacy in music, but in film. A look back at the last of his cinematic endeavors:
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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is the latest Coen effort exploring a theme present from the beginning of their filmography: the misery of matrimony.
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With Sundance around the corner, we look back at perhaps the most disastrous of Miramax’s many ill-advised, overpriced festival pick-ups.
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Two men sit on an idyllic suburban lawn, creating a mirror image of one another that suggests an inherent balance in […]
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When author Anne Rice died at the age of 80 in December 2021, she left behind a huge body of work, […]
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On its 25th anniversary, a look back at how the self-awareness of its particular time and place influenced ‘Scream’ – and impacted its audience and imitators.
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John Huston’s 1972 comeback movie, streaming on Amazon Prime, remains a beguiling ode to washouts and losers.
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When Hal Ashby’s cult comedy hit theaters 50 years ago, it boasted a soundtrack that took on a life of its own.
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Clint Eastwood’s cop franchise began 50 years ago. A look back at the shifts of that character over his five films:
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Kenneth Branagh’s “Hamlet” hit theaters 25 years ago, while the freewheeling “Macbeth” adaptation “Scotland, PA” just hit its 20 year anniversary. A look at their contrasting approaches to putting the Bard on film:
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