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A hard-boiled detective uncovers a conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in Anthony Mann’s unique fusion of history and film noir, released 75 years ago this week.

What initially looked like (and was probably intended as) a dopey Todd Phillips-style comedy instead plays now as an indictment of the assumptions of the university system.

Why did Alan Parker’s working-class musical mean so much to young people in the pre-Nirvana 1990s, and how could it resonate with digital natives coming of age today?

This tragically unseen 1976 gem tapped into a unique pre-AIDS moment in queer history.

“That’s the way I became a filmmaker. You get tired of going to the movies and seeing stuff that you don’t […]

Brian De Palma took inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock for his 1976 romantic thriller, but he more than made it his own.

Two decades later, the defining sequence in Kevin Smith’s hilarious sequel is one that perfectly encapsulates modern fan culture.

This late-era MGM musical is known as Grace Kelly’s last role, but also brought two singing titans together for the first and most memorable time.

As we celebrate what would have been the iconic character actor’s 100th birthday, it’s his smallest roles that often left the largest impression.

Peter O’Toole was an eight-time Oscar nominee and a stage legend. He did pretty well for himself, all things considered. Nevertheless, […]

Richard Linklater’s animated take on Philip K. Dick’s classic novel remains disturbingly relevant two decades later.

A commercial disappointment on its release in the summer of 1986, John Carpenter’s action comedy has proven to have remarkable staying power.