There are plenty of erotic films that purport to represent subcultures, but few are more accurate than Steven Shainberg’s Secretary. Released […]
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Theaters and video stores of the 1990s were awash with valentines to the open road, free love, and casual crime. A look back at some of those films, and what they tell us about the time:
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This Valentine’s Day, how about an, um, unconventional romance?
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The cartoon counterpart to Harry Nilsson’s album, which premiered 50 years ago, was both of its specific moment and a timeless story of self-identity and acceptance.
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The Beatles’ favorite filmmaker spent the decade directing films like “Cuba,” “Juggernaut,” and “Royal Flash” – complicated contemplations of heroism, masculinity, and morality.
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The Burt Reynolds-fronted football farce, now streaming on Prime Video and Hulu, harkens back to an era when mainstream studio comedy was allowed to be a bit messier.
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Though separated by two decades and two languages, Tsai Ming-Liang’s 2003 drama and Bill and Turner Ross’s 2020 pseudo-documentary share an affinity for the bonds that grow between strangers in shared spaces.
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An in-depth look at the themes, nuances, and complexities of the iconic early-‘70s revenge series, starring the great Meiko Kaji.
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The Tarantino-penned, Rodriguez-helmed action/horror mash-up, released 25 years ago this week, remains vital for one key reason: the electrifying charisma of its leading man.
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This week’s Classic Corner is stretching the definition of “classic” just a bit, but nevertheless, Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim’s sci-fi sexcapade is streaming on Amazon and Criterion, so why the hell not?
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In the space of one calendar year, fifty years ago, Robert Altman released two films that would solidify his filmmaking style and cockeyed worldview.
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Paul Schrader’s third “man and his room” movie (after “Taxi Driver” and “American Gigolo”), is now streaming on Amazon Prime. A look back at this moody, contemplative drama of the night:
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