This 1930 fusion of documentary and drama captures both a country and an art form on the verge of tremendous change.
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This 1930 fusion of documentary and drama captures both a country and an art form on the verge of tremendous change.
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Masks are always a popular part of spooky season. But as this French cult classic demonstrates, sometimes it’s not a villain they conceal but a victim.
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Widely sneered at upon its release, Richard Franklin’s 1983 sequel to Hitchcock’s classic holds up just fine on its own terms.
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This riotously funny 1970 social satire (streaming on Amazon, Tubi, and Plex) showcases star Robert De Niro and director Brian De Palma well before the establishment of their respective personas.
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Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 classic starts like a prestige drama and slowly but surely creeps into the realm of psychological terror.
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As the Criterion Channel celebrates the 100th birthday of Marcello Mastroianni, we recommend one of his undersung comedies for your streaming pleasure.
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A celebration of Francis Ford Coppola’s other 1983 S.E. Hinton adaptation — one of his strangest and most beautiful films.
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This 1973 production, part of the American Film Theater project, captures awe-inspiring turns by Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan.
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In response to a surprising Oscar win, Luis Buñuel doubled down on thumbing his nose at convention.
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When Carol Reed’s classic thriller unspooled in London cinemas 75 years ago this week, it gripped viewers with its cynical view of a war that was still quite fresh in the mind.
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John Huston’s 1982 adaptation of the Broadway smash is a bit of a mess, but an undeniably engaging one.
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John M. Stahl’s Technicolor Noir (the “Gone Girl” of its day) remains a chilling and effective psychological thriller.
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