Featuring mini-reviews of “The Hating Game,” “The Darkness of the Road,” “Mr. Birthday,” and more new straight-to-VOD fare.
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Lynne Ramsay’s 2002 psychological drama certainly isn’t a conventional choice for a “holiday movie,” but let’s think outside the box for a moment.
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Jack Clayton’s adaptation of Henry James’ ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is a haunting story of adults, children, ghosts, and darkness.
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In our ongoing quest to expand the holiday canon, we offer up Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise‘s 1944 sequel to the classic B-movie.
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The latest comedy from “Tangerine” director Sean Baker is a fumble, too sympathetic to its loathsome protagonist.
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On their twentieth anniversaries, a look back at the considerable impact of two giant movie franchises, for good and ill. (Mostly ill.)
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It’s a holiday edition of our straight-to-VOD column, featuring mini-reviews of “Pups Alone,” “Christmas vs. the Walters,” “The Advent Calendar,” and more.
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The acidity of Lumet and Chayefsky’s classic – released 45 years ago – has been duly noted. But what about its heart?
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This 1947 Tyrone Power vehicle has become a film noir favorite. A look back, on the eve of Guillermo del Toro’s remake:
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Paul Verhoeven’s “lesbian nun movie” is gleefully provocative, unapologetically bawdy… and surprisingly thoughtful.
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Nathalie Biancheri’s latest doesn’t quite come together, but it’s a well-made film with a stunning central performance.
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Back in 1997, Miramax did Guillermo del Toro dirty. With his “Nightmare Alley” on the way, we look back at that ill-fated collaboration.
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