Crooked Marquee — Page 76 of 258 — Delightfully unique (crooked) movie perspectives.

12/04/202303/02/2024inLooking Backby Jeffrey Webb5 min read

Cop Land: Stallone’s Reckoning

The 1997 crime film/modern-day western is one of Stallone’s best performances. And one of his most personal.

12/04/202303/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Craig D. Lindsey7 min read

Harvey’s Hellhole: Bad Santa

Twenty years ago, Miramax dropped the filthiest, funniest gift into theaters – following even more behind-the-scenes drama than usual.

12/01/202303/02/2024inClassic Corner, Happy Birthday, Looking Backby Craig J. Clark5 min read

Classic Corner: Judex

Sixty years ago, Georges Franju paid tribute to one of his filmmaking heroes with an affectionate remake of Louis Feuillade’s “Judex.”

11/30/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: Eileen

William Oldroyd’s adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel is a wickedly entertaining mash-up of psychological thriller, film noir, and lesbian pulp.

11/30/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers5 min read

Review: May December

Todd Haynes still surprises with this blackly comic drama inspired by the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal.

11/29/202303/02/2024inReviews, VODepthsby Josh Bell8 min read

Christmas VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) On Demand This Holiday Season

Our mini-reviews of ‘The Christmas Classic,’ ‘El Sabor de la Navidad,’ ‘Christmas with Jerks,’ ‘Nightmare on 34st Street,’ and more direct-to-video holiday fare.

11/28/202303/02/2024inDisc/Streaming Guides, Reviewsby Jason Bailey14 min read

The Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: Oppenheimer, Mean Streets, The Fugitive and More

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

11/27/202303/02/2024inLooking Backby Craig D. Lindsey6 min read

Harvey’s Hellhole: Cinema Paradiso

The 1988 coming-of-age tale ‘Cinema Paradiso’ was practically patient zero when it came to Miramax taking a middlebrow foreign film and turning it into a much-adored, Oscar-winning hit.

11/27/202303/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson8 min read

Oldboy at 20 – and 10

Two decades ago, Park Chan-wook’s revenge thriller reinvented Korean cinema. A decade Later, Spike Lee remade it.

11/22/202303/02/2024inLooking Backby Chelsea Spear7 min read

Simply the Best: Tina Turner On Screen

Tina Turner turned in a pair of indelible screen performances that extended—and, in some cases, subverted—the qualities that made her appealing on record and in concert.