Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 drama is one of his finest explorations of alienation and marital despair.
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As Banned Books Week approaches, we look back on Truffaut’s flawed but fascinating adaptation of Bradbury’s censorship classic.
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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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Our mini-reviews of ‘Maneater,’ ‘The Book of Delights,’ ‘Adieu Godard,’ and more of the newest direct-to-VOD fare:
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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 of the summer heat, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing focuses so clearly on the impact that extreme hot weather can have on people that the elevated environment is practically a supporting character. That […]
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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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This contemporary take on ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ is well-acted, well-executed, and morally complicated.
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The new George Miller feature is a little messy, sure. But as a demonstration of sheer filmmaking craft, it’s hard to beat.
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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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