Christian Petzold’s latest is a modern-day urban fairy tale, wrapping delicate truths in its fantastical clothing.
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This month’s excavation of Harvey Weinstein’s cinematic crimes is a Pride Month special: all about the time Weinstein took the gay out of a movie.
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Elaine May’s 1972 comedy, starring the recently departed Charles Grodin, was an early example of what we now know as “cringe comedy” – yet it cut deeper than its contemporary counterparts.
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“Cruella” rather clumsily attempts to appropriate the feel and style of punk-era London. Let’s look at four films that captured it better.
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A look back at the snow-capped, blood-spattered revenge epic, now streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel.
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George Cukor’s classic movie musical – now available on 4K disc and streaming on Netflix – is a stark reminder of how far the genre has fallen.
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Nobody asked for Disney’s latest experiment in live-action origin story IP exploitation, but it does offer some minor pleasures.
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John Krasinski’s sequel to his alien monster horror hit shows, oddly enough, little understanding of what made the first film work so well.
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After a year of lockdown, luring moviegoers back to theaters won’t be easy. But if the past is any indication, it’ll take a little of the ol’ razzle-dazzle.
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When Andrzej Żuławski’s first and only English-language film debuted at Cannes 40 years ago, the response was (to put it mildly) divided, and its release was a mess. But, like most great movies, it’s found its audience.
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Mini-reviews of five new straight-to-VOD titles, including ‘American Fighter,’ ‘’Drunk Bus,’ and ‘Digging to Death.’
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Sergio Corbucci’s influential, much-imitated Spaghetti Western remains thrilling, nasty, and proudly disreputable.
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