Four decades later, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker’s pitch-perfect disaster spoof is the template for the absurdist movie parody.
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20 years later, Roland Emmerich’s Revolutionary War drama skewers U.S. history and Mel Gibson’s persona without trying to—or realizing it.
Ron Howard’s gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).
The action-comedy-musical classic turns 40 this year, and remains both a staple of 80s nostalgia & a love letter to Chicago
Producer Allan Carr’s legendary disco disaster turns 40 this year, and fails to maintain even “so bad it’s good” status.
Love it or hate it, Joel Schumacher’s first take on the Caped Crusader was a neon-lit spectacle. Two of our writers debate its flaws & merits.
Alan Parker’s gritty, all too realistic musical drama turns 40 & still asks a difficult question: is talent enough?
George Miller’s post-apocalyptic series is just as much about learning to communicate as it is learning to survive in the desert wastes.
Nicholas Hytner’s coming-of-age dance picture still holds a special place in the hearts of Milennial women twenty years on.
Thirty years on, the Kevin Bacon monster-Western remains a giddily effective creature feature.
On the thirty-fifth anniversary of the film’s release, we look back at James Cameron’s most melancholy blockbuster.
What do you get when your meet cute involves horny tweens and questionable boundaries? This thing.
Thirty years ago, The Abyss saw James Cameron pivot away from masculine action pictures into more humanist filmmaking.
The blueprint for modern haunted house movies turns 40, but some of its themes feel just as fresh and contemporary today.
The no budget fake documentary that ushered in the “found footage” craze still holds up, like it or not.
On the film’s thirtieth anniversary, we look back at Peter Weir’s intricate drama and the inherent tragedy of seizing the day.
Ten years after its release, Sam Raimi’s return to Evil Dead-like horror remains a gory good time.
On its tenth anniversary, we look back at McG’s abortive attempt to revamp the Terminator franchise.