The Brenaissance is here, but before ‘The Whale,’ Brendan Fraser went toe-to-toe with no less than Michael Caine in this razor-sharp adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel.
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With three separate ‘Pinocchio’ adaptations hitting screens this year, it’s time for a 20th anniversary postmortem of Roberto Benigni’s notorious version.
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The story goes that producer Walter Wanger came to Frank Borzage with a title, two pages of a script and a […]
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On the anniversary of its American theatrical release, we look back at Atom Egoyan’s best film, whose portrait of parental loss has only grown more potent.
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Louis Malle’s solo directorial debut remains a stunning, scorching slice of French New Wave noir.
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Steve Martin and Carl Reiner’s affectionate film noir spoof turned 40 this year. Here’s why it makes for suitable Noirvember viewing.
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Claire Denis once again offers a penetrating glimpse into the entanglements of humanity, albeit with a greater focus on the flesh.
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Since ‘Armageddon Time’ is currently in theaters, let’s talk about when its director had to deal with Harvey Weinstein not once, but twice.
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Fifty years later, the 1972 musical ‘1776’ remains a film worth watching, both for the honest and dishonest ways it portrays American history.
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A look at the screenplays and cinematic interpretations of the literary patron saint of American outcasts.
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Eminem big-screen origin story – released 20 years ago – was a key step in the controversial artist’s path to mainstream acceptance.
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Three decades after Tim Robbins’s biting political satire hit theaters, its remains reliably insightful and prescient.
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