The rock-and-roll greaser adventure movie, released 40 years ago this week, remains a fascinating anomaly and a one-of-a-kind jukebox oddity.
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The 1980 expansion of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ characters (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is a deliriously over-the-top stew of great music, crashing cars, and deadpan comedy.
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Nearly a century after its premiere, Abel Gance’s silent epic is finally available in its original form.
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Viggo Mortensen might have written, directed, and acted in this Western, but Vicky Krieps is its true star.
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With the Oscar-nominated ‘Robot Dreams’ arriving in theaters this week, here’s a look back at ‘Heartbeeps,’ the saga of two robots who dared to dream of more than servitude.
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Richard Linklater’s latest—the sexy romantic crime comedy ‘Hit Man’—rounds out a trilogy of true(ish) crime stories rooted in his native Texas.
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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Our report from the French Riviera, including mini-reviews of “Megalopolis,” “Emilia Perez,” “Kinds of Kindness” and the Palme d’Or winner “Anora.”
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“The Thin Man” captured everything soon to be forbidden by the Hays Code in an exemplary crime comedy anchored by one of the screen’s most charismatic couples and their dog.
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Featuring a mesmerizing performance from Ray Milland, Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” still stuns as a gruesome tale of jealousy and revenge. A look back, on the eve of its 70th anniversary.
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This prequel from George Miller is a fitting follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
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Fifty years after its release, this adaptation of the Henry James novella ranks a notch below Peter Bogdanovich’s previous four films, though it’s not as far removed in quality from his magical initial run as its reputation suggests.
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