Our first report from Sundance 2024 includes mini-reviews of “Love Lies Bleeding,” “Girls State,” and “It’s What’s Inside.”
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A trio of ’80s post-apocalyptic exploitation films currently streaming on the Criterion Channel tests the adage about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
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Norman Jewison’s 1979 courtroom comedy/drama, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, features Al Pacino at his roaring, twitching, sweating best.
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The new backwoods thriller wants to be a solemn, occult-tinged parable on how real-life evil will always be more damaging and destructive than mythical evil. But it comes out looking like a banal, buffoonish mess.
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Thirty Sundances ago, the Weinsteins picked up the shared winners of the Dramatic Filmmakers Trophy and launched two contrasting careers.
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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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A new restoration and Criterion release of John Sayles’s neo-western-noir brings fresh attention to this shockingly-relevant masterpiece.
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Recently name-checked by Emma Stone as an inspiration for “Poor Things,” this Czech New Wave classic deserves a much bigger audience.
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The new musical remake is bright and energetic, but doesn’t really add much to an untouchable original.
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Jake Johnson makes his directorial debut with this weird high-concept comedy.
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Joseph Losey’s 1963 drama is a good old-fashioned “F*** the Rich” tale.
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Our mini-reviews of “A Place Of Our Own,” “Hellhounds,” “Hellhound” (two different movies!) and more.
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