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10/16/202303/02/2024inFilm Fests, Reviewsby Jason Bailey8 min read

Crooked Marquee’s New York Film Festival 2023 Diary

Editor-in-chief Jason Bailey reports from the 61st edition of the New York Film Festival, with thoughts on new films from Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater, Jonathan Glazer, Pedro Almodóvar, Frederick Wiseman, and more.

10/13/202303/02/2024inLooking Back, Classic Cornerby Sean Burns5 min read

Classic Corner: The Devil, Probably

Robert Bresson’s penultimate film — now streaming on the Criterion Channel — remains challenging, difficult, and darkly funny.

10/12/202303/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Max Borg4 min read

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) at 20: The Birth of Platinum Dunes

Twenty years ago, Michael Bay produced the cinematic rebirth of Leatherface, initiating a series of increasingly dire horror remakes.

10/11/202303/02/2024inMoviesby Josh Bell8 min read

A Mutant Family Gathering at Joe Bob’s World Drive-In Jamboree

Joe Bob Briggs creates the ultimate celebration of B-movie culture for three days at a Las Vegas drive-in theater.

10/10/202303/02/2024inLooking Backby Zach Vasquez12 min read

Lice, Blood and Muck: Andrzej Zulawski’s Polish Apocalypse Trilogy

Recent restorations of three early Adzrej Zulawski films (‘The Third Part of the Night,’ ‘Diabel,’ and ‘On the Silver Globe’) comprise an apocalyptic trilogy unlike any other.

10/09/202303/02/2024inLooking Backby Audrey Fox7 min read

The Ongoing Evolution of the Final Girl

A look at how the venerable slasher trope changed for the times, via one film each from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.

10/06/202303/02/2024inLooking Back, Classic Cornerby Craig J. Clark5 min read

Classic Corner: Dementia 13

“We were young and making a feature film! I think that kind of enthusiasm has a lot to do with the fact that while you’re young your standards are low. If you shoot something that looks like a real movie, that puts you into euphoria.” At 83, with the Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, and The […]