Classic Review: ‘Dracula’ Remains Chillingly Beautiful
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Classic Review: ‘The Rock’ Is Starship Troopers Without The Irony
Director: Michael Bay Writers: David Weisberg, Mark Rosner, and Douglas Cook Stars: Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery,... Read More »
Classic Review: Reckoning with Elephant, 18 Years Later
Released in 2003, “Elephant” covers a fictionalized version of the Columbine school massacre through the perspectives of ten... Read More »
Classic Review: ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ Is A Visual Feast
Director: Sergio Leone Writers: Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards... Read More »
Classic Review: ‘Rio Bravo’ Is Howard Hawks’s Typically Unpretentious Western
The French New Wave pushed cinema forward as an art form and helped to turn genre-deconstructing films into... Read More »
Classic Palme D’Or Review: ‘The Mission’ Pits Faith Against an Empire (1986)
For generations, men and women have traveled the globe to explore their faith and spread their ideologies. Battles... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ Is Still Depressingly Relevant
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) has a real stunner of a finale but, my goodness, does... Read More »
Classic Review: ‘A.I.: Artificial Intelligence’ 20 years later
I think we can all agree that A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a divisive film. Some people love it,... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: The Nostalgic Charm of ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’
Advertising executive Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) is tired of cramped Manhattan living so he and his wife Muriel... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Left a Horrible Stain on Cinema History
The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a film that actively promotes a racist ideology that allowed whites... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages’ Is Astonishingly Beautiful
Like many D.W. Griffith films, Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) has the rhythm of a poem.... Read More »
Classic Film: ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Defines the American Action Film, Forty Years After Its Release
As a team of explorers wanders through a jungle, the sun peaks through the branches. The obscured lighting... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Slacker’ remains a perfect example of great low-budget filmmaking
Looking back on the career of Richard Linklater, a fair amount of his success and influence likely comes... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Stalker’ Is Surprisingly Accessible
The Stalker’s Wife is the character who has really stuck with me in the aftermath of seeing this... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: ‘Thelma and Louise’ 30 Years Later
A lot has happened in the 30 years since Thelma & Louise was released to audiences... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Andrei Rublev’ Is Dazzling In Its Boundless Ambition
There is enough content in Andrei Rublev (1966) to fit into about three different films. I could easily... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Fellini Satyricon’ Represents Federico Fellini At His Laziest
Federico Fellini is a director who inspires fierce devotion from his greatest fans. His most fervent devotees are... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Had Nothing New To Say
I suppose it’s a bad idea to start off a review of a film about a legendary rap... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Fame’ Needed That Norman Jewison Touch
Musicals in the 1980s were a very strange beast. They were no longer a genre that could reliably... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: A Look at ‘Fargo’ 25 Years Later
It’s been 25 years since Joel and Ethan Coen, in their smorgasbord of dark-comedy delight, released one of... Read More »
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