Hal Ashby’s foul-mouthed favorite – now streaming on HBO Max – sports an iconic Jack Nicholson performance and an anti-authoritarian streak a mile wide.
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Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel remains an electrifying exercise in thrilling style.
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Director John Frankenheimer and star Burt Lancaster continued their fruitful ‘60s collaboration with this mean, muscular adventure thriller, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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Ernst Lubitsch’s comedy about a ménage à trois (now streaming on the Ccriterion Channel) is a Pre-Code treat – a sexy, free-spirited examination of attraction and affection.
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The satanic classic – now streaming on Paramount+ – wasn’t created in a vacuum. It was very much of its time, and a peek ahead from it.
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Robert Aldrich’s men-on-a-mission adventure (now streaming on HBO Max) is brutal, cruel, and nasty – just as it should be.
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Per Saint Patrick’s Day tradition, John Ford’s 1952 film The Quiet Man will be trotted out this March 17th for nostalgic […]
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Jack Hill’s iconic Pam Grier vehicle (now streaming on Amazon Prime) remains one of the most shamelessly entertaining movies of the “blaxpoitation” era.
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With a heart-wrenching Olympics behind us, it’s a fine time to look back at Michael Ritchie’s story of the pitfalls of winter sports.
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In 1967, star John Wayne, director Howard Hawks, and screenwriter Leigh Brackett reteamed for a follow-up (and none-too-subtle remake) of their hit “Rio Bravo.” Here’s what happened next.
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When RKO created their first solo vehicle for Fred Astaire, they brought out the big guns: songs by the Gershwins, script by P.G. Wodehouse, direction by George Stevens, and (best of all) comedy by George Burns and Gracie Allen.
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Louis Malle’s semi-autobiographical 1971 film remains as warm, funny, and provocative as ever.
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