Frank Capra’s touching and fantastical ode to triumph of the human spirit is a beloved holiday classic. But it’s also a tough and dark story about fate that fits right in line with the movement known as film noir.
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On its 40th anniversary, an exploration of what James L. Brooks’s Oscar winner gets right – and other weepies don’t.
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Sixty years ago, Georges Franju paid tribute to one of his filmmaking heroes with an affectionate remake of Louis Feuillade’s “Judex.”
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Michael Cimino’s controversial Oscar winner (now streaming on Netflix) remains a model of atmosphere, authenticity, and mood.
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In a season of high-profile labor actions, Barbara Kopple’s Oscar-winning 1976 documentary feels more essential than ever.
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Yasujiro Ozu’s 1953 masterpiece (now streaming on Max and the Criterion Channel) remains a heart-wrenching work of quiet minimalism.
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The 1982 Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg team-up remains one of the latter’s most fascinating works, both revisiting and subverting his recurring preoccupations.
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Now streaming on the Criterion Channel, James Whale’s follow-up to ‘Frankenstein’ warrants enshrinement in the Universal Horror pantheon.
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Robert Bresson’s penultimate film — now streaming on the Criterion Channel — remains challenging, difficult, and darkly funny.
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“We were young and making a feature film! I think that kind of enthusiasm has a lot to do with the […]
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Robert Redford and George Roy Hill’s 1975 reunion (now streaming on Netflix) is a fascinating experiment in tonal shifts and audience empathy.
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The first film in the Criterion Channel’s “High School Horror” collection proves ordinary people make the scariest monsters.
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