This early feature from Francis Ford Coppola is far from his best, but it boasts several signs of a genuine, budding talent.
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John Schlesinger’s adaptation of Nathanael West’s novella is one of the most caustic takedowns of classic Hollywood the 70’s produced. Maligned on its initial release, it’s ripe for rediscovery by modern audiences.
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Riding the wave of horror remakes in the early 2000s, “Non-Stop” director Jaume Collet-Serra’s debut film is very much a time capsule of 2005 (See Paris Die!) and a timeless young-people-in-peril chiller.
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A look back at Miramax and Dimension’s various re-cuttings and re-packagings of the works of the legendary martial artist and screen comedian.
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In the wake of the massive success of “Sinners,” a look back at another genre-bending film about the mythical power of blues music.
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The 1972 experimental drama serves as both a valentine to the talent and gifts of Edie Sedgwick, and an elegy following her tragically early death.
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Claude Berri’s epic two-parter, recently added to the Criterion Collection, is the sort of meticulous historical recreation that doesn’t get made enough anymore.
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A look back at Terry Zwigoff’s brilliant and disturbing documentary about the life and family of America’s greatest underground comix artist.
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A quarter century after its apparent sell-by date, the campy, Paul Bartel-directed black comedy/action/sci-fi mash-up remains uproariously funny and stubbornly relevant.
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Alex Gibney’s documentary, released 20 years ago this week, tells the story of massive corporate fraud as both very complicated and infuriatingly simple.
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Mickey Spillane’s most famous creation headlined one of the most pitch-black noirs ever made – and cracked a few heads in the process.
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That a picture this great isn’t seen as one of John Ford’s go-to “classics” is simply a commentary on the high quality of his entire filmography.
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