As we enter the summer of uncertainty with how the world will rebuild after the pandemic, Criterion has continued its release of more classic films for the closet. If you're a charter...
No one quite made films like Sam Peckinpah did. He was the embodiment of the 1970s auteur, a director who made his films in the exact way he wanted, regardless of whether...
Just because it's the city that never sleeps, Hollywood thinks they can get away with constantly blowing things up in New York City. From police procedurals to even superhero movies, we've...
The introduction of John Wayne’s The Ringo Kid in John Ford’s classic western Stagecoach (1939), remains one of the best character introductions in all of cinema. Up until to this point, Ringo’s...
It is the 50th anniversary of an amazing biopic of a legend in war, leadership, and cantankerous behavior. With the story of General George S. Patton, leader of the Seventh Army in...
Many things can be said about the fifth film in a franchise, including but not limited to words like "excessive", "terrible", or "franchise destroyer". And yes, we realize that we just...
Seeing a movie like Casino (1995), 21 (2008), or Uncut Gems (2019) does bring the attraction of what people will do when it comes to placing a bet on a card, a ball, or the spin of a...
Despite being a huge fan of American cinema of the New Hollywood era (which ran from 1967-1980 give or take a couple of years here and there), I must confess that I...
