Peter Bogdanovich’s 1972 screwball comedy has its problems, but it also has Babs.
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The Alan Arkin-directed Elliott Gould vehicle, now streaming as part of Criterion Channel’s “New York Stories” series, is the comic equivalent of grimy classics like ‘Taxi Driver.”
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In six masterful late ‘50s Westerns, director Budd Boetticher and star Randolph Scott brilliantly reimagined the Western and its hero.
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Martin Scorsese’s breakthrough feature showcases the style and sensibility (and morality) that would become his trademark.
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The 1974 crime classic – now streaming on Prime Video – is a boisterous tribute to New York City, working class competence, and Walter Matthau’s inimitable mug.
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Why has the fifty-plus-year-old French thriller ‘La Piscine’ (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) so resonated with audiences this summer? Some thoughts:
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‘The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ was titled and sold like a gangster movie, but it’s something much harder to pin down: a Cassavetes movie.
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Bryan Forbes’s supernatural thriller – now streaming on HBOMax and The Criterion Channel – is moody, atmospheric, messy, and fascinating.
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Frank Capra’s 1941 drama – now streaming on Amazon Prime Video – explores political themes and ideas that are far from unique to its time.
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John Sturges’s 1960 Western – now streaming on Amazon Prime Video – is a masterfully crafted and perfectly cast blast of fireworks.
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Jacques Tati’s delightful 1953 comedy is, in many ways, the perfect summer movie.
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This late John Wayne vehicle is a mighty good Western – and a none-too-subtle commentary on his place in the cinema of its time.
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