Before any House reps vote on eliminating arts education in schools, they may want to watch this charming documentary about dance programs in New York elementary schools.
Read more
Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
Read more
Six decades ago, Richard Lester won the Palme d’Or and directed the Beatles in their second feature. Both films show off his knack for comic invention.
Read more
Based in an actual high school, production company American High has quietly amassed a canon of funny and progressive teen movies, including this week’s “Summer of 69.”
Read more
This early feature from Francis Ford Coppola is far from his best, but it boasts several signs of a genuine, budding talent.
Read more
Jillian Bell makes her directorial debut with this sweet teen sex comedy.
Read more
John Schlesinger’s adaptation of Nathanael West’s novella is one of the most caustic takedowns of classic Hollywood the 70’s produced. Maligned on its initial release, it’s ripe for rediscovery by modern audiences.
Read more
Riding the wave of horror remakes in the early 2000s, “Non-Stop” director Jaume Collet-Serra’s debut film is very much a time capsule of 2005 (See Paris Die!) and a timeless young-people-in-peril chiller.
Read more
Our mini-reviews of “Electra,” “Unit 234,” “Lucky Star,” and more of this week’s on-demand treasures and trash.
Read more
A look back at Miramax and Dimension’s various re-cuttings and re-packagings of the works of the legendary martial artist and screen comedian.
Read more
In the wake of the massive success of “Sinners,” a look back at another genre-bending film about the mythical power of blues music.
Read more
The 1972 experimental drama serves as both a valentine to the talent and gifts of Edie Sedgwick, and an elegy following her tragically early death.
Read more