Streaming on Netflix three-plus years after its Sundance debut, ‘Monster’ is an adequate but uninspired story of racial injustice.
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In 1982, synthesizer innovator Wendy Carlos got the opportunity to play in a giant sandbox, creating a combination orchestral/synth score for Disney’s big-budget adventure ‘Tron.’ Complications ensued.
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In the inaugural edition of our new column spotlighting great movies that Harvey Weinstein tried to bury, a look back at Zhang Yimou’s wuxia marvel ‘Hero,’ which sat on the Miramax shelf for two-plus years.
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The 2008 comedy, which is all over the streaming services this month, was something of a crossroads for writer/director Kevin Smith – and a tantalizing glimpse at what could have been.
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The 1974 drama – now streaming on the Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime Video – offers an uncommonly insightful (and often unforgiving) peek into the mind of the compulsive gambler.
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Netflix’s new animated family comedy is a rollicking treat – with something to say about technology and personal connection.
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Amazon’s Michael B. Jordan-fronted Tom Clancy adaptation wastes a lot of talent – and your time.
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How Tony Scott reinvigorated his style in the 1990s with spiritual sequels to three 1970s classics.
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Towards a unifying theory of cinematic burnouts.
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On its 70th anniversary, a look back at the chilling sci-fi/horror film that is, these days, too often viewed only in comparison to its remake.
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Abel Ferrara’s revenge thriller (released forty years ago this month) remains both a genre masterpiece and a staggering examination of sexual politics and rape culture.
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This rousing Western adventure was one of Charles Bronson’s first films after ‘Death Wish’ – and the kind of movie he stopped making because of that film’s success.
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