John D. Hancock’s 1971 film (now streaming on The Criterion Channel) sounds like a slasher movie, but plays like a psychological drama.
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The ‘Frankenstein’ director’s distinctive style was instrumental to the look and feel of Universal’s classic monster movies. It was a style he honed and perfected on the stage.
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John Travolta’s “Pulp Fiction” follow-up hit theaters 25 years ago this week, suggesting a sharpness his post-“Pulp” career would, sadly, mostly avoid.
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In the early 1960s, Roger Corman graduated from drive-in cheapies to ornate Gothic horror treats, adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and starring Vincent Price. A look back:
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Kevin Smith’s sophomore feature was received with something less than enthusiasm 25 years ago this week. A look back at why it’s stuck around, and what it gets right about masculinity, youth, and consumer culture:
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This 1933 drama is a rare example of a studio film grappling seriously with the wounds of war. A look back:
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Dario Argento’s feature debut – now streaming on Tubi – is also a fine (and spooky) entry point into the world of giallo.
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In Noah Baumbach’s 1995 debut feature Kicking and Screaming, everyone is having trouble leaving the comfortable nest of college. Grover (Josh […]
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As Kathryn Bigelow’s sci-fi thriller turns 25, a look back on its prescient and powerful commentary on police brutality and virtual reality.
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David Cronenberg’s debut feature plays like a road map of the preoccupations that would consume him for the rest of his career.
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The vibrant street scenes and joyful interactions of Jacques Demy’s 1967 musical hit differently after all these months of isolation.
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The two animated 2015 animated features are worlds apart – yet strangely aligned in questions of empathy and introspection.
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