One of queer cinema’s most outspoken voices, Derek Jarman has a career-spanning retrospective this month on The Criterion Channel.
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Movies about brazen gold-digging women flourished in the pre-Code era, and Jean Harlow and Barbara Stanwyck played two of the most vibrant and memorable.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s messiest and most divisive film found a director whose name is synonymous with control losing it, big time.
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Channing Tatum saddles up for a third “Pony” ride with this enjoyable entry in Steven Soderbergh’s stripper series.
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Offscreen partners Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s latest onscreen collaboration has a lot on its mind, but never quite comes together.
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Claude Chabrol’s ‘La Cérémonie’ and Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Live Flesh’ maintain the spirit of the British thriller novelist’s work, while adding their directors’ own personal touches.
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So Yong Kim’s achingly realist romantic drama is a cut above the usual Sundance indie romance fare.
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This week’s straight-to-VOD mini-reviews include “Who Invited Charlie?,” “Woman of the Photographs,” and “Daughter.”
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In her debut directorial effort, writer/director/star Elaine May proved love means never having to kill in cold blood.
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We kick off our week of anti-Valentine’s Day recommendations with this bleak, bitter New York City drama from director Jack Garfein.
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With Jerzy Skolimowski’s name back in the headlines for his Oscar-nominated “EO”, we look back at one of his early provocations.
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Four living legends (and, y’know, Tom Brady) front an odd combination of broad comedy, road movie, and NFL idolatry. Unsurprisingly, it’s kind of a mess.
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