John Wayne and John Ford’s final collaboration is a freewheeling goof, a hang-out movie full of drinking, brawling, singing, and camaraderie.
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The Maysles Brothers’ documentary about a pair of eccentric patrician recluses is not just a spectacle of decay, but a portrait of captivating, irrepressible vitality.
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Gregory La Cava’s 1936 hit is the quintessential screwball comedy, a rapid-fire, ceaselessly funny exploration of sex, class, and chaos.
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With a new Mel Brooks documentary on HBO Max, we take a look at his most controversial comedy.
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The Disney classic (released 65 years ago this week) pioneered the Xerographic process, which enabled animators to work quickly and effectively, even though the process would be used to diminishing returns for future titles.
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Even recency-biased Netflix can’t help streaming this 1973 Best Picture winner, a fast-paced delight that floats on the considerable charms of Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
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No more talk of “Ella McCay” — let us instead look back at James L. Brooks’s feature screenwriting debut, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.
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For seven years in the mid-‘70s, the Jimmy Cliff vehicle played to sold-out crowds at the Orson Welles Cinema, and its runaway success brought reggae to an unlikely audience.
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Akira Kurosawa’s final Shakespeare adaptation, which turns forty this month, stands as one of the legendary director’s greatest cinematic achievements.
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Fifty years ago this month, François Truffaut’s stunning period piece introduced American audiences to Isabelle Adjani’s uniquely dedicated brand of acting.
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With Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” out this month, a look back at his first indie triptych.
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Alexander Mackendrick’s noir-vember essential was a flop upon its initial release in 1957 — but its weathered, weary cynicism has aged like a fine wine.
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