looking back Archives — Page 79 of 86

10/19/202003/02/2024inLooking Backby Craig J. Clark7 min read

Ushering in a New Era: Corman, Price, and Poe at AIP

In the early 1960s, Roger Corman graduated from drive-in cheapies to ornate Gothic horror treats, adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and starring Vincent Price. A look back:

10/19/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi10 min read

Malaise at the Mall: Mallrats at 25

Kevin Smith’s sophomore feature was received with something less than enthusiasm 25 years ago this week. A look back at why it’s stuck around, and what it gets right about masculinity, youth, and consumer culture:

10/14/202003/02/2024inMovies, Looking Backby Jill Blake7 min read

The High Cost of Heroism in The Eagle and the Hawk

This 1933 drama is a rare example of a studio film grappling seriously with the wounds of war. A look back:

10/09/202003/02/2024inLooking Backby Jason Bailey5 min read

Classic Corner: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Dario Argento’s feature debut – now streaming on Tubi – is also a fine (and spooky) entry point into the world of giallo.

10/06/202009/28/2025inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Reyzando Nawara6 min read

The Post-College Ennui of Kicking and Screaming, 25 Years Later

In Noah Baumbach’s 1995 debut feature Kicking and Screaming, everyone is having trouble leaving the comfortable nest of college. Grover (Josh […]

10/05/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi10 min read

Strange Days at 25 and the End of the World

As Kathryn Bigelow’s sci-fi thriller turns 25, a look back on its prescient and powerful commentary on police brutality and virtual reality.

10/02/202003/02/2024inLooking Backby Jason Bailey6 min read

Classic Corner: Shivers

David Cronenberg’s debut feature plays like a road map of the preoccupations that would consume him for the rest of his career.

09/30/202003/02/2024inLooking Backby David Lynch7 min read

The Young Girls of Rochefort in the Social Isolation Era

The vibrant street scenes and joyful interactions of Jacques Demy’s 1967 musical hit differently after all these months of isolation.

09/30/202003/02/2024inLooking Backby Jonah Koslofsky6 min read

“Each Person You Speak to Has Had a Day”: Hearing Others in Inside Out and Anomolisa

The two animated 2015 animated features are worlds apart – yet strangely aligned in questions of empathy and introspection.

09/29/202003/02/2024inLooking Back, Happy Birthdayby Roxana Hadadi6 min read

In Praise of Difficult Women: Girlfight at 20

The dual debut of both director Karyn Kusama and star Michelle Rodriguez, ‘Girlfight’ (released 20 years ago this week) remains a fierce manifesto for getting – and staying – angry.