Terry Gilliam’s vision of a totalitarian state where Christmas shopping and terrorist bombings exist side by side is a discomfiting primer for things to come.
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When Walt Disney Pictures released ‘Fantasia 2000’ in IMAX, they paved the way for a whole new world of theatrical exhibition.
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This story of a modern-day witch hunt bucks the tradition of depicting Christmas as a glittery veil that covers thornier questions of morality and charity.
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Jonathan Levine’s stoner comedy pays homage to Christmas movie forebears and poignantly captures the particular joys and melancholy of old friendships.
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Musical comedy stars take an unexpected walk on the dark side of the festive season.
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Ingmar Bergman’s 13th feature, now streaming on the Criterion Channel and Max, was a breakthrough: “I felt for the first time I’d made a good film.”
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Our annual showcase of offbeat holiday movies begins with one of the gnarliest we’ve ever recommended.
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With cult director Alex Cox on the cusp of turning 70, we look at ‘Walker,’ the film that rendered him unemployable in Hollywood.
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Welcome to Harvey’s Hellhole, a monthly column devoted to spotlighting the movies that were poorly marketed, mishandled, reshaped, neglected or just […]
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Two decades on, the Europe-set caper remains a wittily subversive heist movie.
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Otto Preminger’s 1944 film noir fave maintains its ability to delight and surprise.
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Stanley Kubrick’s final film, which turned 25 this year, has become an unexpected holiday perennial. It has also become a repository for conspiracy theories.
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