This week’s Classic Corner is stretching the definition of “classic” just a bit, but nevertheless, Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim’s sci-fi sexcapade is streaming on Amazon and Criterion, so why the hell not?
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Paul Greengrass and Tom Hanks reunite for a Western adventure that’s formulaic but undeniably effective.
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Regina King’s directorial debut (on Prime Video Friday) dramatizes one evening in 1964 when four icons contemplated themselves, their world, and their legacies.
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In the space of one calendar year, fifty years ago, Robert Altman released two films that would solidify his filmmaking style and cockeyed worldview.
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Paul Schrader’s third “man and his room” movie (after “Taxi Driver” and “American Gigolo”), is now streaming on Amazon Prime. A look back at this moody, contemplative drama of the night:
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The silent film star was unfairly maligned by ‘Kane,’ and is seen as a figure of sympathy in ‘Mank.’ But who was Marion Davies, really?
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This week’s round-up from the VOD fringes includes mini-reviews of ‘If Not Now, When?,’ ‘American Dream,’ and ‘Don’t Tell a Soul.’
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Luis Buñuel’s 1972 Oscar winner (new on Blu-ray from Criterion and streaming on Amazon Prime) remains one of his most savage pictures – and one of his funniest.
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The Vanessa Kirby-fronted Netflix drama aims for heart-shattering prestige drama – but its ambitions are out of its reach.
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David Cronenberg’s unforgettable mashup of conspiracy thriller and body horror is approaching its fortieth anniversary – and in retrospect, it feels like a hinge point in his fascinating career.
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Curtis Hanson’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s novel – now streaming on Amazon Prime and Hulu – is one of the undiscovered gems of the 2000s, a charming ode to promise, failure, and the stories we tell ourselves.
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The British novelist, who died late last year, leaves a legacy of film adaptations that jettison the girls and gizmos of Bond in favor of complex characterizations and world-weary cynicism.
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