Why has the fifty-plus-year-old French thriller ‘La Piscine’ (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) so resonated with audiences this summer? Some thoughts:
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Leos Carax’s Cannes award-winning Sparks musical is delightfully daft, unapologetically operatic, and frequently spellbinding.
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The debut feature from director Pascual Sisto is impressively crafted, if a bit too heavy-handed with its influences.
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When you think of Cannon Films, you typically think of exploitation movies and Chuck Norris vehicles. But the ‘80s legends also assembled an impressive array of art films, and provided opportunities for auteurs in need.
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This month’s summary of the cinematic misdeeds of Harvey Weinstein looks back at ‘Dead Man,’ the Jim Jarmusch Western that Miramax tried to toss into an unmarked grave when its uncompromising director spurned Harvey’s scissors.
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It’s a very big summer for Sparks, with an acclaimed documentary in theaters and a feature musical at Cannes. But their cinematic endeavors weren’t always so successful
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‘The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ was titled and sold like a gangster movie, but it’s something much harder to pin down: a Cassavetes movie.
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Tom McCarthy’s latest is a tricky but rewarding picture, complicating our notions of rugged American individualism (and Matt Damon’s screen persona).
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Edson Oda’s Sundance drama is ambitious but messy, with a solid premise and winning performances often undermined by flimsy writing.
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“The Green Knight” is the latest attempt to bring the stories of the Knights of the Round Table to the screen – and it’s proven trickier than you’d think.
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On the eve of his 80th birthday, we offer up an appreciation of the unique gifts of this esteemed English actor.
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The references and homages in ‘Rocky Horror’ are numerous, but one film in particular lines up with the cult classic in themes, narrative, and approach.
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