Marlon Brando’s sole directorial effort remains a fascinating and occasionally confounding conflation of the old and the (then-) new.
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Examining the impulse to avenge the death of an abused child, Kurosawa’s 1998 film (coming to American theaters for the first time) offers a unsparingly grimy vision of the cycle of violence
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Sometimes, you only know the elements of a good subgenre of film when they’re screwed up by a filmmaker who doesn’t […]
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Robert Bresson wanted to make a film about King Arthur’s court for two decades before he got the chance. He used the time to distill it down to its essence.
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Larry Cohen’s Hitchcock riff is a scuzzy New York noir about the inherently voyeuristic nature of movie-making.
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Christopher Nolan didn’t back into success with ‘Memento,’ the twisty neo-noir that effectively launched his career.
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In memory of the great Robert Duvall, a look back at the role that won him his Oscar.
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A trio of fantasy hybrids released 40 years ago — “Nomads,” “Highlander,” and “Rawhead Rex” — share a surprising amount of overlap, especially in how they view the youth of the ’80s.
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In honor of the actress’s eightieth birthday this week, we look back at the film that gave her her greatest screen role.
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On its fiftieth anniversary, we look back at the way the movie that housed Sean Connery’s most tender performance tackled aging bodies, looming mortality, and a legendary romance.
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With the Oscars around the corner, this month’s look at the cinematic misdeeds of Miramax returns to a movie lost to time: the 1995 Best Picture nominee that served as a dry run for the success of “Life is Beautiful.”
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This 1931 comedy stands as one of the great films of the late silent era, a testament to the potent universality of Charlie Chaplin’s vision.
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