This 1973 adaptation of the Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake) novel beautifully captures the stark quality of his distinctive prose. Now streaming on HBO Max:
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Millie Bobby Brown continues to delight in this sequel to the Netflix adventure.
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The new “Weird Al” Yankovic mock-biopic has a few good ideas and funny scenes, but suffers from tonal inconsistencies and pacing problems.
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This 1984 film from legendary director John Huston – set on the Day of the Dead – is a late career triumph that also feels like an exorcism.
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‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘The Sixth Sense,’ and ‘The Crying Game’ have far more to offer than just their famous twists.
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Before ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ Tom Cruise and Joseph Kosinski teamed up for this visually and emotionally powerful sci-fi action movie, now streaming on Netflix and Hulu.
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When Orson Welles broadcast his immortal radio play on Halloween night of 1938, he began a tradition that has served horror well for decades.
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René Clair’s 1942 supernatural romantic comedy is the perfect Halloween viewing choice for anyone who isn’t into scary movies.
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The Lumière Festival paid tribute to the great French actress by showcasing her relatively obscure directorial efforts.
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Though often macabre, Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Netflix original avoids being too grim, offering pleasures in its goofy, gross-out humor and marvelously detailed stop-motion animation.
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James Gray’s autobiographical account of growing up in New York in the early 1980s is messier than your typical coming-of-age story, and that’s a good thing.
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Our mini-reviews of “A Chance Encounter,” “Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology,” “The Murder Podcast,” and more of this week’s straight-to-VOD and straight-to-streaming movies.
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