A Categories Anniversaries Features March 8, 2021 A Goodman is hard to bunker with: “10 Cloverfield Lane” at 5 Five years on, we look back at the film that almost made a Cloverfield universe possible.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies February 15, 2021 “Nothing But Trouble”—yes, “Nothing But Trouble”—turns 30 Is it possible to find something good about Dan Aykroyd's legendary horror/comedy bomb?
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews January 14, 2021 “He Was the Best—Undisciplined, But The Best.” A look at “Our Man Flint.” Perhaps the best of the Bond rip-offs, this 60s classic offers style, self-aware humor, and an iconic performance by James Coburn.
T Categories Anniversaries Movies December 25, 2020 The dumb limbo mumbo jumbo of “Altered States” at 40 Four decades on, Ken Russell and Paddy Chayefsky's psychedelic nightmare remains a testament to the perverse power of artistic conflict.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews December 8, 2020 “The Godfather Coda” gives Coppola a fitting cap to his masterwork Francis Ford Coppola returns to his most iconic story with a re-edit of Part III that repairs the infamous original.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies December 7, 2020 “I’m axking you for an apologeky”: “Popeye” at 40 Robert Altman's adaptation of the seminal comic strip remains a prime example of how to bring a cartoon to life in earnest.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies November 22, 2020 How “The Apple” killed the movie musical (for a little while) The futuristic religious allegory set to a disco-rock soundtrack turns 40 this week, & must be seen to be believed.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews November 17, 2020 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” answered questions no one was asking Ron Howard's live-action take on the Dr. Seuss classic remains a crass & unpleasant mess that has the gall to present an anti-materialism message.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies November 8, 2020 “Poetry Is A Game Of Loser-Take All”: “Pierrot le Fou” at 55 Jean-Luc Godard's tale of fractured romance and love on the run, is one of the most fearsome, rebellious works of his career.
“ Categories Anniversaries Features Movies November 2, 2020 “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.