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Stephanie Rothman’s captivating 1971 mixture of horror and sexploitation both embraces and inverts the venerable tropes of the vampire narrative.

The 1970 Elliott Gould / Richard Rush collaboration, now streaming on Amazon Prime, is a prickly examination of early ’70s campus politics and activism.

The 1967 classic, now streaming on HBO Max, is so much more than its famous climax – it’s a superb example of how to turn the theatrical into a cinematic spectacle.

We mourn the loss of Jean-Luc Godard by revisiting this 1966 meditation on youth, romance, and other matters.

Released one century ago, Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen’s investigation into witchcraft lore remains a singular satanic sensation.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1961 drama is one of his finest explorations of alienation and marital despair.

Wes Craven’s breakthrough film turns 50 this month, and it’s lost none of its considerable ability to shock.

Sidney Poitier’s buddy Western – shouted out in “Nope” – is a fascinating mixture of light humor and heavy themes.

Critics like Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert did not appreciate what Mel Brooks was up to in his 1977 Hitchcock spoof. It’s now streaming on HBO Max, so let’s take another look at this under-appreciated gem.

Vittoria De Sica’s 1970 Oscar winner is a wrenching (and sadly timely) portrait of slowly creeping fascism.

Robert Altman met Raymond Chandler and took no prisoners in this 1973 masterpiece, now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Philip Kaufman’s remake of the 1956 sci-fi classic has become a standard bearer of its own, equal parts creepy and witty.