Crooked Marquee — Page 69 of 258 — Delightfully unique (crooked) movie perspectives.

03/05/202403/04/2024inLooking Backby Ciara Moloney5 min read

Scarface is For Girls

As the “Barbie” gender essentialism discourse finally (hopefully?) comes to an end, let’s take a look at one of our favorite female-coded movies.

03/05/202403/04/2024inReviews, VODepthsby Josh Bell5 min read

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week

Our reviews of “Murdaritaville,” “Night Shift,” One-Percent Warrior,” and more new movies for home viewing.

03/04/202403/03/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson5 min read

With Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Guy Ritchie Changed British Cinema

Ritchie’s feature directorial debut looked at first like a Tarantino knock-off — but would prove wildly influential in its own right.

03/01/202403/03/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Zach Vasquez7 min read

No Future: Repo Man at 40

A look back at the improbable origins and legacy of Alex Cox’s satirical sci-fi punk rock classic, released 40 years ago.

02/29/202403/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers4 min read

Review: Problemista

“Los Espookys” creator Julio Torres makes his big-screen debut with this wonderfully odd comedy about the Latino immigrant experience.

02/28/202403/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Josh Bell5 min read

The Improbable, Devastating Love Story of Jonathan Glazer’s Birth

Now streaming on the Criterion Channel, Jonathan Glazer’s second feature is a haunting, grief-stricken romance with a never-better Nicole Kidman.

02/27/202403/02/2024inDisc/Streaming Guides, Reviewsby Jason Bailey13 min read

The Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: All of Us Strangers, Dream Scenario, Hunger Games

Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.

02/26/202403/02/2024inFilm Fests, Reviewsby Max Borg7 min read

Max Borg’s Berlin 2024 Diary

The 74th Berlinale was a bittersweet experience, albeit an overall rewarding one.

02/23/202403/02/2024inClassic Corner, Looking Backby Sean Burns5 min read

A fun example of how cool and influential a film can be without being particularly good, director Arthur Ripley’s Thunder Road launched a thousand imitators and helped create an entire iconography. The existential moonshiner melodrama wasn’t much of a hit upon its initial release in 1958, but the movie stuck around for so many years […]