T Categories Anniversaries Movies June 3, 2022 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.
S Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews June 3, 2022 Smokey and the Bandit at 45:”What the hell is the world coming to?” Hal Needham's good-old-boy romp is still as silly and dumb and charming as it was nearly a half-century ago.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies May 17, 2022 “Day in, day out”: Control at 15 and loss of the self Anton Corbijn's biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis remains a tactful, fearfully accurate depiction of life while suicidal.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies May 15, 2022 “I think they’re wonderful”: Ishtar at 35 is funnier than ever Elaine May's one-and-done comic flop is far funnier and more incisive than its reputation implies.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies April 28, 2022 “The next-to-last mimzy”:Jabberwocky at 45 Terry Gilliam's first solo directorial effort is a cracked fairy tale that hints at his artistic future.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews March 3, 2022 “We’ve met before, haven’t we?” Lost Highway at 25 A look back at one of David Lynch's most perplexing motion pictures (and that's saying something).
C Categories Anniversaries Features February 28, 2022 Cabaret at 50: Spectacle can’t hide horror forever Bob Fosse's adaptation of the dying days of Weimar musical remains both gorgeous and haunting a half century on.
R Categories Anniversaries Features February 20, 2022 Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards at 45 (Give or two million years and an apocalypse) Decades on, the legendary animator's science fantasy is eccentric, messy, and striking.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies December 18, 2021 “Apparently He Has Been Selecting Low-Power Jokes.” Hey, Somebody Has To Write About Heartbeeps A re-evaluation of Andy Kaufman's biggest film role leads to more or less the same conclusions.
R Categories Anniversaries Features Movies December 12, 2021 Reevaluating Billy Wilder’s final film, Buddy Buddy The legendary filmmaker's last bow is a fascinating misfire starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (and a bonkers Klaus Kinski).
