& 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 Features Movies April 8, 2022 “Welcome home”: Cat People at 40 Paul Schrader's kinky erotic thriller offered both style & substance, and still holds up
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.
W Categories Features Movies Reviews February 14, 2022 Wayne’s World at 30: an embarrassing failure for all involved…not A look back at the improbably successful, surprisingly good-natured SNL comedy that still feels fresh today.
“ 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).
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies December 2, 2021 “You’re not curator of anything!” Ragtime at 40 Milos Forman's 1981 adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow novel survived a change of directors to become a fascinating cult curio 40 years on.
H Categories Anniversaries Features Movies November 22, 2021 Human Again: Civilization and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Disney's 1991 adaptation of the French fairytale is an all-time classic of animation whose legacy extends beyond the picture itself.
