It’s impossible to separate the power of Gus Van Sant’s queer classic – out 30 years ago this week – from the haunted performance at its center. And maybe that’s as it should be.
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In John Huston’s postwar masterpiece, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson match wits in a Florida hotel in the midst of a raging hurricane.
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Twenty years ago, Richard Linklater released two very different experimental films, two weeks apart. A look back at what those films told us about his work – then and now:
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Director Bob Rafelson and star Jack Nicholson’s “Five Easy Pieces” reunion (now streaming on Prime Video) is a tricky, prickly, ultimately unforgettable piece of work.
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The 1931 version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” remains an astonishing achievement, melding state-of-the-art effects with a stunning lead performance.
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In 2002, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson reunited and returned to Miramax to recreate the magic of “Scream.” It did not go as planned.
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The 1944 Bogie and Bacall vehicle was a transparent attempt to create another “Casablanca” – but it has plenty of pleasures of its own.
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Fifty years ago, Hugh Hefner tried to extend his Playboy empire into film production. It did not go quite as planned.
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Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott’s familial drama, released 25 years ago this week, is so much more than a food movie.
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John Boorman’s 1972 backwoods thriller (now streaming on HBO Max) remains a potent and powerful work – a revenge movie with a twist.
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Peter Bogdanovich’s 1972 screwball comedy has its problems, but it also has Babs.
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This month’s look back at the cinematic misdemeanors of Harvey Weinstein collides with his real-life crimes.
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