Sam Fuller’s 1959 thriller begins as a sordid police procedural, but morphs into something far more unusual and compelling.
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Sam Fuller’s 1959 thriller begins as a sordid police procedural, but morphs into something far more unusual and compelling.
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Hal Ashby’s 1975 Warren Beatty vehicle (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a sharp political commentary — and a crackerjack sex comedy.
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Now that Roger Corman has joined all four original Ramones at the CBGB in the sky, we look back at their 1979 collaboration, Allan Arkush’s gonzo punk teen musical.
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The 1980 expansion of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ characters (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is a deliriously over-the-top stew of great music, crashing cars, and deadpan comedy.
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Featuring a mesmerizing performance from Ray Milland, Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” still stuns as a gruesome tale of jealousy and revenge. A look back, on the eve of its 70th anniversary.
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Frank Perry’s 1968 drama (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a still-shattering story of suburban ennui, anchored by an astonishing Burt Lancaster performance.
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Luchino Visconti’s adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novella (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) remains as thorny and complicated as ever.
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Ahead of a new biopic about Flannery O’Connor, we look back at the sole adaptation of her Southern Gothic classic.
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Woody Allen’s 1985 masterwork is uproariously funny – and a thoughtful examination of reality, fantasy, and the blurry space in between.
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Peter Bogdanovich’s 1981 screwball comedy (now streaming on Max) is a lightweight soufflé of a movie, inadvertently shrouded in tragedy.
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Fifty years after its release, the controversial drama still has the power to shock and unnerve.
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Love makes a mess in John Cassavetes’ 1971 romance, now streaming (a rarity) on Amazon Prime Video.
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