John Sturges’s 1960 Western – now streaming on Amazon Prime Video – is a masterfully crafted and perfectly cast blast of fireworks.
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The recently departed director Monte Hellman took a wildly unconventional approach to filling the leading roles of his 1971 cult classic.
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This month, we examine the woefully misguided flight attendant “comedy” ‘View From the Top,’ which Weinstein and company tastefully shelved after 9/11.
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Released 30 years ago this week, ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ expanded the canvas of James Cameron’s original – and explored his fascination with the limits of the human body.
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Jacques Tati’s delightful 1953 comedy is, in many ways, the perfect summer movie.
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The groundbreaking filmmaker and the genius of pulp fiction collaborated twice – but it was a tricky alliance, tripped up by stubbornness and ego.
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On its fortieth anniversary, a look back at the unjustly overlooked breakthrough film of groundbreaking Pakistani independent filmmaker Jamil Dehlavi.
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A few kind words for the recently-departed and invaluable co-star of the Muppets’ second movie, released 40 years ago this week.
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This late John Wayne vehicle is a mighty good Western – and a none-too-subtle commentary on his place in the cinema of its time.
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Two very different films – a biopic and an hour-long documentary, both now streaming on The Criterion Channel – present complimentary portraits of the controversial artist.
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The stakes are modest in the original outing, released 20 years ago this week – but the skeleton of the unstoppable cinematic machine is clearly in place.
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The 1946 film noir classic, featuring iconic performances from John Garfield and Lana Turner, remains a sexy summer scorcher.
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