C Categories Features October 1, 2023 Criterion does it again with a celebration of 90s horror An often-overlooked decade for horror gets the spotlight, & we’ll tell you what to watch & what to skip.
G Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 28, 2023 Getting to the bottom of William Friedkin’s Jade Take a seat for a look at how this 90s not-very-erotic thriller hindered the filmmaker’s comeback.
B Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 27, 2023 Blue Chips turns over the ball early, never gets back into it Friedkin’s facile take on corruption in college sports can’t run its game.
A Categories Features Movies September 27, 2023 A beginner’s guide to understanding the Saw-iverse Thinking about getting into the Saw franchise 10 movies in? Here’s what you need to know.
W Categories Columns Features Movies TV September 26, 2023 What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!
I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 26, 2023 In Rampage, William Friedkin puts his own feelings about the death penalty on trial Though mostly a by-the-numbers courtroom drama, this little seen thriller poses some uncomfortable questions.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 25, 2023 The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A Initially written off as vapid & glitzy, L.A.‘s a searing indictment of 80s materialism and macho posturing crafted from the era’s shallow pop culture trappings...
S Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 22, 2023 Sorcerer thrills thanks to Friedkin’s wizardly control of tone Friedkin's classic thriller frays viewers' nerves without relying on bombast.
F Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 20, 2023 Friedkin tries his hands at comedy in The Brink’s Job and Deal of the Century The director meets with decidedly mixed results when he attempts to swap intensity for guffaws in these two efforts.
A Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews September 13, 2023 A couple of lapsed Catholics talk about The Exorcist Two of our writers discuss how a perhaps unhealthy fear of God makes William Friedkin’s most successful film so effective.