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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This 1973 adaptation of the Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake) novel beautifully captures the stark quality of his distinctive prose. Now streaming on HBO Max:
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This 1984 film from legendary director John Huston – set on the Day of the Dead – is a late career triumph that also feels like an exorcism.
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‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘The Sixth Sense,’ and ‘The Crying Game’ have far more to offer than just their famous twists.
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Before ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ Tom Cruise and Joseph Kosinski teamed up for this visually and emotionally powerful sci-fi action movie, now streaming on Netflix and Hulu.
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When Orson Welles broadcast his immortal radio play on Halloween night of 1938, he began a tradition that has served horror well for decades.
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