Kathy Bates brought depth, strength, and an unsettling, unknowable presence to two of the best Stephen King adaptations.
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A look at the highs & lows of Stephen King’s killer kid cult classic.
Stephen King’s sole directorial effort remains a goofy, gory good time.
David Cronenberg’s psychological thriller stands as one of the best Stephen King adaptations of the ’80s.
True love never dies in John Carpenter’s faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s killer car novel.
The second half of Andy Muschietti’s Stephen King adaptation sinks under its mishmash of tones.
With the upcoming release of IT: Chapter Two, we traverse the long, creepy road down the various filmic adaptations of Stephen King’s work.
Richard Linklater’s college party invites you to a great time, and some introspection about who you are.
Richard Linklater’s 2003 Jack Black comedy is a riotous, rocking celebration of creativity and the joy of music, and holds up like a killer solo.
Both a “masterpiece” and a “self-indulgent bore,” Richard Linklater’s passion project captured the painful fleetingness of life.
Linklater’s darkest film continues to baffle & mesmerize viewers more than 10 years later.
In 2005, Richard Linklater followed up School of Rock with the similarly-child-oriented remake of The Bad News Bears, to mixed results.
Richard Linklater’s latest removes the mystery from the Marie Semple novel, but ends up a flawed but welcome reflection on aging and creativity.
Linklater’s Before Trilogy – Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight – is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.
In honor of Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, we take a closer look at the prolific indie pioneer.
While it divided viewers at the time, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 remains a testament to the pop culture gadfly’s desire to hone his action chops.
An early Quentin Tarantino screenplay is turned into an over the top look at America’s obsession with crime & criminals.
With his ninth film coming out this month, we look back on the indie titan and his deeply metatextual approach to cinema.
