The third installment in the action franchise marked the end of an era for its star and producer, as well as for the film series itself.
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Bill Duke’s adaptation of Chester Himes’s iconic crime novel remains a minor but important work in the canon of neo-noir cinema.
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At the height of the Golan-Globus B-movie empire’s mid-’80s success, an unsung, under-the-radar release hinted at a different path for the Go-Go Boys.
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This witty, fast-paced 1948 noir about a man framed by his own boss is as tightly constructed as the giant timepiece at the center of its narrative.
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You think this has nothing to do with you? Twenty years ago, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ became the unofficial onboarding manual for millennials in the white-collar workforce – and its sequel only builds on this legacy.
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Barbara Kopple’s second theatrical feature takes a prescient look at the rise of corporate ruthlessness, via a mid-‘80s strike in Minneapolis.
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The 1939 Cary Grant / Carole Lombard vehicle is a potent example of star charisma and good old-fashioned melodrama.
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Fifty years ago, Joe Dante and Allan Arkush co-directed the New Worldliest Picture ever.
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For its 30th anniversary, a reconsideration of this flawed but fascinating all-star neo-noir.
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Nine years ago, I traversed the World’s Longest Yard Sale to figure out what VHS tapes were worth. Last month, at […]
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John Sturges’s masterful mash-up of Western, film noir, and social commentary is a lean, mean, 81-minute masterclass in Hollywood craft.
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With another Mummy movie on the way, let’s look back at Hammer Horror’s stylish but limited dive into the genre.
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