Disney’s first widescreen animated feature used the nascent CinemaScope technique in depicting a low-key romance in turn-of-the-century America.
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Stuart Rosenberg’s 1984 adaptation of Vincent Patrick’s novel is a fairly conventional “Mean Streets” riff, noteworthy for the pair of peacocking actors at its center.
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A kid befriends an alien — again — in this otherwise imaginative Pixar film.
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In 1965, David Secter’s vision of Canadian life, made on a shoestring budget, was far ahead of its time, then quickly forgotten.
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Spielberg’s breakthrough film was an immediate success on its 1975 premiere and its status as a cultural juggernaut is still seen today. How has that affected the island community where the film was shot?
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Our mini-reviews of “Diablo,” “Don’t Tell Larry,” “So Fades the Light,” and more of this week’s on-demand treasures and trash.
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Our final report from this year’s Tribeca Festival includes mini-reviews of “Sham,” “Fior Di Latte,” “Raoul’s, A New York Story,” “Natchez,” and more.
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This 1985 hit seemed like a weird film for late-era John Huston, but its dark heart and nihilistic view on romance fit perfectly into his rich filmography.
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Frank Borzage’s 1940 political drama packs perhaps an even bigger punch now than ever.
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The new romantic dramedy from Celine Song has more on its mind than your average who-will-she-choose story.
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Michael Koresky’s new book chronicles how queernness slipped through the cracks of the Production Code.
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Our first dispatch from this year’s Tribeca Festival includes mini-reviews of “Videoheaven,” “It’s Dorothy!” “Re-Creation,” “One Spoon of Chocolate,” and more.
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