In the late ’60s, when both men were at the peak of their powers (and coolness), Jean-Pierre Melville directed the late Alain Delon in his career-defining role.
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Woody Allen’s scabrous 1997 comedy fascinatingly intermingles his longtime persona, personal scandals, and biting, semi-surrealist satire.
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For its 30th anniversary, we look back at a small but ambitious film from New Zealand that catapulted a horror filmmaker to A-list-director status and launched the acclaimed careers of its two young stars.
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In the 15 years between Dennis Hopper’s exile from Hollywood and his triumphant return, he accidentally ended up directing his masterpiece.
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Despite a bold concept, Jacques Audiard’s musical thriller is surprisingly blah.
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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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Billy Wilder’s wildest comedy rides a relentless pace, biting Cold War satire, and one of James Cagney’s best performances to cinematic victory.
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On the 20th anniversary of its release — and with his latest critically drubbed technical experiment in theaters — a look back at the film that may have derailed Robert Zemeckis’s entire career.
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Catherine Breillat’s debut feature (now streaming in a Criterion Channel retrospective) is not your typical “summer that changed my life” story.
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With ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Andrea Arnold brought a literary classic into the realm of grim realism and earthy sensuality.
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Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s intelligent, gripping thriller shows us a new, chilling side of Hugh Grant.
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Thanks to the inspiration Wes Craven drew from lived experiences, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (which turns 40 this week) maintains a tenuous but powerful connection to the real world, making it all the more chilling.
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