The guy behind Hitchcock’s title sequences and the man who shot ‘The Godfather’ trilogy only got to direct one movie each, but they just happen to be two of the most unique-looking horror movies ever made.
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Producer Roger Corman gave director Amy Holden Jones free reign to craft a self-aware, feminist-tilting slasher movie (from a script by lesbian activist and author Rita Mae Brown). The results were exploitation magic.
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This tropical rom-com never manages to be sweet, funny, or nasty enough, inhabiting a bland middle ground that’s saved largely by Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s enduring charm.
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Stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunite with writer/director Martin McDonagh for a darkly funny and deeply poignant examination of friendship, guilt, and forgiveness.
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At the heart of its most misunderstood entry lies the best performance in the “Halloween” franchise (apologies to Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence).
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Before ‘Halloween Ends,’ another ‘Halloween’ movie was supposed to be the final nail in the slasher-movie saga’s coffin.
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In the 1970s, character actress Jessica Harper starred in a pair of influential horror movies. Here’s why horror fans hold her in such high esteem.
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Our dispatch from the 60th NYFF, featuring festival favorites, Oscar hopefuls, and documentaries galore.
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On its sixty-fifth anniversary, we look back at the greatest collaboration between husband and wife team Federico Fellini and Guilietta Masina.
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Park Chan-wook’s latest is a haunting yet delicious mash-up of Asian policier, film noir, and stifled romance.
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Chinonye Chukwu’s historical drama is a tough sit, but it tells a still-urgent story with sensitivity and intelligence.
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Dummies railing about the “wokeness” of the new ‘Hellraiser’ would be shocked, SHOCKED by the text and subtext of Barker’s directorial follow-up.
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