Say what you will about Kevin Costner’s disasterpiece, but it’s a reminder of the time when studios were willing to wade into uncharted seas.
Author: Peter Sobczynski
Lawrence Kasdan’s 1985 throwback Western is overstuffed, but 35 years later boasts loads of charm.
Schumacher’s directorial debut is a silly, messy take on the restrictive gender roles of women in the household.
Four decades later, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker’s pitch-perfect disaster spoof is the template for the absurdist movie parody.
The action-comedy-musical classic turns 40 this year, and remains both a staple of 80s nostalgia & a love letter to Chicago
Three decades later, Joe Dante’s gleefully anarchic monster-movie sequel remains an underappreciated cult classic.
Paramount tried to jazz up the Friday the 13th franchise by plopping Jason in the City That Never Sleeps, but the results nearly killed the series.
Sofia Coppola’s dreamy, empathetic adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about troubled teens has only improved with time.
Brian De Palma’s bizarro, big-budget blastoff is rocky, but it remains an effectively fun entry in the director’s filmography.
Jim Jarmusch’s around the world anthology is a flawed but ambitious look at the odd moments that bind us.