Looking Back
Sergio Leone’s 1968 Western epic is less an exploration of genre tropes than an expansion and explosion of them.
Looking Back
The Jim Carrey vehicle was a commercial smash on its release twenty years ago, but even its own sequel couldn’t replicate its unique appeal.
Happy Birthday
The Pixar classic ‘Finding Nemo’ turns twenty this month. A look at the film’s enduring legacy, and how the its depiction of the ocean captivates children and adults alike.
Happy Birthday
A look back at Sam Peckinpah’s violent but meditative “definitive statement” on the Western.
Looking Back
The 1955 coming-of-age drama (streaming on HBO Max) is uniquely of its moment - in every sense of the phrase.
Looking Back
To mark the 100th anniversary of director Seijun Suzuki’s birth, the Criterion Channel has programmed a 14-film series spanning the breadth of his dynamic career.
Happy Birthday
Twenty-five years ago, both Christina Ricci and queer cinema noisily came of age in this crass, unapologetic sex comedy.
Looking Back
George Lucas's sophomore feature and first big hit (now streaming on Netflix) is a complicated examination of nostalgia and coming of age.
Looking Back
A look at the groundbreaking performer, who became a sensation on stage and screen in the early 20th century.
Looking Back
This month's look at the cinematic sins of the Weinstein brothers looks at one of their most egregious: the time they tried to direct a movie themselves.
Looking Back
George Romero only made one vampire film, but "Martin" might be the darkest movie he ever made.
Looking Back
Pop star-turned-film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto never caught the acting bug, but he made an impression in the two films he did star in.
Happy Birthday
The last of director Peter Bogdanovich's classic 1971-1973 run proves nepotism isn't always a bad thing.
Looking Back
Widely unavailable until now, Robinson Devor's documentary about the eccentrics who haunt California's Coachella Valley is an essential work of American strangeness.
Happy Birthday
Martha Coolidge's social satire, released 40 years ago and loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, is one of the rare frothy teen comedies that stands the test of time.
