With a new showcase of his work on the Criterion Channel, we look at how Albert Brooks explored the possibilities of his carefully crafted comic persona.
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It’s approaching its 45th anniversary and back on our minds thanks to Ryan Murphy’s ill-advised “Ratched,” so we look back at Milos Forman’s Oscar-sweeping story of rebellion (and emasculation).
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It’s a time capsule of ‘90s fashion, music, and attitudes. But its central ethos has, if anything, grown more poignant with the passage of time.
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Robert Siodmak’s 1949 thriller (now streaming on the Criterion Channel) is a master class in noir construction, characterization, and mood.
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The once and future collaborators’ path from ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ to ‘After Hours’ to ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ to ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ (again).
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‘Hackers,’ released 25 years ago today, is in many ways a mid-‘90s relic. But it also predicted much about the way we choose to see and present ourselves in the not-so-real world.
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“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” A look back at ‘Almost Famous,’ released 20 years ago this week.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 favorite (out now in a gorgeous new 4K transfer) remains one of his most effective movies – and one of his kinkiest.
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When Alfred Hitchcock’s classic went into wide release 60 years ago today, it was preceded by a very unusual trailer. A look back at that clip, and the marketing it influenced:
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Luis Buñuel’s final film (now streaming on Prime Video) is challenging, often confounding exploration of sex and power.
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Once you get a big hit, like Alex Winter did as Bill S. Preston, Esquire, in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, […]
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Colm McCarthy’s 2016 adaptation of M.R. Carey’s novel (now streaming on Netflix) is a thoughtful and often exhilarating examination of survival and sacrifice.
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