This 1928 feature was long considered one of Chaplin’s lesser works. But now it stands as his first great combination of comedy and pathos.
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Billy Wilder’s 1964 sex comedy was a critical and commercial flop. But on re-examination, it’s a fascinating exploration of themes often kept under the surface.
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Elia Kazan’s Oscar-winning 1947 drama (now streaming on Criterion Channel) is sometimes dismissed as dated and preachy – which is part of why it’s so valuable.
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A dozen titles from Egyptian director Youssef Chahine have popped up on Netflix – including this unnerving, ahead-of-its time character study.
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John Huston’s 1972 comeback movie, streaming on Amazon Prime, remains a beguiling ode to washouts and losers.
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Jack Clayton’s adaptation of Henry James’ ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is a haunting story of adults, children, ghosts, and darkness.
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This 1947 Tyrone Power vehicle has become a film noir favorite. A look back, on the eve of Guillermo del Toro’s remake:
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Frank Perry’s stark anti-Western (now streaming on Hulu and Paramount+) is a revisionist take on one of the most frequently filmed legends of the Old West.
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Elia Kazan’s 1950 classic – now streaming in the “Fox Noir” program of the Criterion Channel – is both of its moment and eerily prescient.
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The John Farrow thriller, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, is an ode to the effortless charisma of Robert Mitchum (and his chemistry with Jane Russell).
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James Whale’s 1933 thriller – streaming on the Criterion Channel and out now on 4K disc – remains one of the most chillingly effective of all classic horror movies.
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Clint Eastwood’s 1976 Western, now streaming on Netflix, is one of his first great directorial efforts – and a fascinating fusion of his split filmmaking personalities.
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