Thirty years ago, two great films examined the life of the writer - and deemed it a hell on earth.

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 classic is one of his knottiest pictures, with his trademark spy movie trappings barely concealing a level of cynicism for...

George Stevens’ classic, released 70 years ago this week, features two of the most beautiful stars in movie history – and a knotty message about...

The first sequel to “Alien,” released 35 years ago this week, pushed one of the primary themes of the series: that in an ultra-capitalist...

Released 30 years ago this week, ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ expanded the canvas of James Cameron’s original – and explored his fascination...

On its fortieth anniversary, a look back at the unjustly overlooked breakthrough film of groundbreaking Pakistani independent filmmaker Jamil...

A few kind words for the recently-departed and invaluable co-star of the Muppets’ second movie, released 40 years ago this week.

The stakes are modest in the original outing, released 20 years ago this week – but the skeleton of the unstoppable cinematic machine is clearly in...

The harrowing heroin drama, released 50 years ago this week, remains a powerful portrait of addiction and co-dependency.

The 1956 drama, co-starring Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, and Barry Fitzgerald, features one of Davis's most unusual and affecting performances.

For its 35th anniversary, a reexamination of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ – and the villain who’s secretly its hero.

How the Indiana Jones movies drew inspiration from James Bond - and vice versa.

When Andrzej Żuławski’s first and only English-language film debuted at Cannes 40 years ago, the response was (to put it mildly) divided, and its...

Tom Cruise was already a superstar when this TV adaptation hit movie screens 25 years ago – but it gave him a durable franchise character to hone...

On the anniversary of the action smash’s release, a look back at the attitudes of that precarious era, and why it was such effective propaganda.