When it hit theaters 45 years ago, Alan J. Pakula’s Watergate explainer seemed like a giant risk. Some thought on how they pulled it off – and how it plays now.
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In memory of the brilliant character actor Yaphet Kotto, we look back at two of his onscreen deaths, and what they tell us about his considerable gifts as an actor.
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Fellini’s first color feature spotlights one of his most important leading ladies, and presents a striking contrast to his better-known works.
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With the 1945 classic streaming on HBO Max, we take a look back at its considerable pleasures – and the thorniness of its messaging.
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The 2005 action/comedy – one of Pierce Brosnan’s wonderful subversions of his Bond years – hits a little differently now.
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Preston Sturges’s definitive screwball came early in one of the most remarkable runs of any writer/director’s career.
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For its 40th anniversary, a look back at the soulful center of Michael Mann’s big-screen breakthrough.
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Before ‘Jaws’ (or its sequels, or its ripoffs) came this spectacular documentary on the search for the elusive great white shark.
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Spike Lee’s phone sex comedy, released 25 years ago this week, is a mess – but one full of interesting and often timely ideas.
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Gordon Parks Jr. and Max Julien’s riff on ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ in this entertaining and often subversive Black Western.
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There was something in the air – or in the moon – 40 years ago that gave us several classic werewolf flicks, including ‘The Howling’ and ‘American Werewolf in London.’
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Mike Nichols’ scathing 1971 sex comedy, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, may or may not have been his best film – but it now feels like his most influential.
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