Crooked Marquee — Page 106 of 251 — Delightfully unique (crooked) movie perspectives.

08/03/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Chelsea Spear9 min read

The Pivotal Partnership of Drew Barrymore and Tamra Davis

With three collaborations (and another near-miss), the actor and the filmmaker teamed up at key points in both of their careers.

08/02/202203/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson5 min read

The Welcome Nuance of M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs

‘Nope’ has prompted comparisons to Shyamalan’s alien invasion flick, released 20 years ago – both as a compliment andas an insult.

08/01/202203/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Craig J. Clark5 min read

Soderbergh Lets It All Hang Out: Full Frontal at 20

After winning an Oscar and achieving the biggest hit of his career, Steven Soderbergh chose to bite the hand that fed him. Here’s how that panned out.

07/29/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Sean Burns7 min read

Classic Corner: The Long Goodbye

Robert Altman met Raymond Chandler and took no prisoners in this 1973 masterpiece, now streaming on Amazon Prime.

07/28/202203/02/2024inReviewsby Robert Daniels6 min read

Review: Vengeance

BJ Novak’s directorial debut features sharp laughs and even better performances from a deep ensemble led by Boyd Holbrook and Ashton Kutcher.

07/28/202203/02/2024inReviewsby Craig D. Lindsey3 min read

Review: Not Okay

This painted attempt to satirize privileged influencers becomes a prime example of what it’s targeting.

07/27/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Zach Vasquez11 min read

Stand Alone: The Legacy of High Noon

When the Gary Cooper vehicle strode into theaters 70 years ago, it became one of the most controversial – and influential – Westerns of its day.

07/27/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Audrey Fox8 min read

The Rise and Fall of the “I Was a Teenage _______” Movie

For a brief, bizarre time in the 1950s, filmmakers figured they could make a quick buck by catering their pictures to the newly relevant teen audience. Here’s how that went: