Kathryn Bigelow’s most recent film is a brutal, unblinking look at police brutality.
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Nearly eight years later, Zero Dark Thirty continues to court controversy by stubbornly refusing to argue for or against the lengths America took to find Osama bin Laden.
Kathryn Bigelow takes her innate sense of the mechanisms of masculinity into a sorely-overlooked Russian submarine drama.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar winning drama tossed aside the bombastic, jingoistic cliches of war pictures in favor of something more chilling.
Kathryn Bigelow’s vision of a grim future was mostly rejected by audiences — now we’re living in it.
Swayze’s thrill-seeking bank-robber is a magnetic blast to hang out with. And he’s a blinkered, reckless fool who does a massive amount of harm.
Kathryn Bigelow’s hard-hitting cop thriller deconstructs the masculinity that often comes with police dramas.
Initially a box office flop, Kathryn Bigelow’s stylish horror-Western became an iconic cult classic.
Kathryn Bigelow’s directorial debut has its standout elements but is overall too detached for its own good.
As the year winds down, we celebrate the films of Hollywood’s most high-profile female filmmaker, from her novel genre beginnings to her prestige political present.
Sam Raimi brought his camp sensibilities to Marvel’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, launching a bright new era for superhero filmmaking.
Sam Raimi’s most forgettable director-for-hire job is a painfully earnest baseball drama starring Kevin Costner.
Sam Raimi’s director-for-hire job helming this chilling crime drama turns out to be one of his most compelling works.
Sam Raimi and Sharon Stone’s quickdraw revenger is stylish and skillfully crafted.
Sam Raimi trades scares for slapstick in the thin-but-entertaining third entry in the Evil Dead series.
Years before Spider-Man, Sam Raimi delivered a fully original and fully entertaining superhero tale with his 1990 effort.
Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell reunite to give their classic horror film a campy sequel-reboot that arguably surpasses the original.
Sam Raimi’s collaboration with the Coen Brothers is an infamous disasterpiece, but there are nuggets of insight to be found.