“You’re not really a welder, are you?” Flashdance at 40
Forty years on, Adrian Lyne’s tale of welding, dancing, dreaming, and cold-shoulder sweaters still leaves us all feeling like maniacs.
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“Captain EO” is a Space Oddity in Coppola’s oddest decade
Francis Ford Coppola’s collaboration with Disney and Michael Jackson is a fascinating whatsit.
Losers Fight “IT”, Losers Die: Love and Death in Derry, Maine
IT star Dennis Christopher talks about Eddie Kaspbarak, Tim Curry, and the rest of his time in Derry, Maine on the set of the Stephen King adaptation.
Revenge of the Nerd: A Few Words on the Underrated “Christine”
True love never dies in John Carpenter’s faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s killer car novel.
Blow out: The Fury at 45
Brian De Palma’s follow-up to Carrie remains a messy but fascinating entry in his diverse filmography.
The Untouchables at 35: Mucking with the Gs
We look back at Brian De Palma’s rapturous crime thriller, one of his most invigorating grasps at mainstream success.
“Mission to Mars” 20 Years Later
Brian De Palma’s bizarro, big-budget blastoff is rocky, but it remains an effectively fun entry in the director’s filmography.
Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”
With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma’s split-personality thriller Raising Cain.
5 questions for Suitable Flesh director Joe Lynch
The horror filmmaker talks with us about balancing humor & horror, maintaining the spirit of Stuart Gordon & more.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September
Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!
For Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible is as much about moviemaking as it is about spectacle
From De Palma’s series launcher on, Cruise has used the tales of Ethan Hunt to ponder the nature of cinema as performance, perception, and manipuation.
Sundance 2022 Review: Watcher is all atmosphere, but has trouble holding our eye
Chloe Okuno’s feature debut sports buckets of chills and Hitchcockian suspense, but leans too hard on alienating coldness.
SXSW 2021: horror doc “Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched” stands out
SXSW’s horror offerings start with a vampire thriller, ecoterror, and a three hour long documentary that flies by.
Sundance 2021: “Superior” reinvents the neo-noir
Erin Vassilopoulos’ thrilling debut merrily plays with the film noirs of the past while spinning it into something vibrant and new.
“We’re going this way”: “To Live and Die in L.A.” at 35
Pegged upon release as a retread of previous work, William Friedkin’s neo-noir is something altogether different.
P.S.H. I Love You: Stealing every scene in “Mission Impossible III”
Philp Seymour Hoffman takes a rote villain role and goes toe-to-toe with megastar Tom Cruise in J.J. Abrams’ Mission: Impossible III.
“I have seen the light!”: some personal thoughts on “The Blues Brothers”
The action-comedy-musical classic turns 40 this year, and remains both a staple of 80s nostalgia & a love letter to Chicago
“Blood Machines” is a trippy, cosmic synth-wave opera
Shudder’s latest is a synthwave sci-fi opera is thinly plotted and unapologetically lurid, but packed with gorgeous grindhouse visuals.
“Villain” is a rubbish, sluggish British crime caper
Craig Fairbrass’ textured mug can’t save this low-budget crime flick that tumbles headfirst into cliche.
The Quarantine Film Festival: Streaming Through the Coronavirus
A comprehensive guide to the streaming films you should watch as you quarantine from the coronavirus.
The Score and the Psyche: Music in “Taxi Driver”
Bernard Herrmann’s iconic score is a supporting character in Martin Scorsese’s drama about a dangerous loner.