Dead of Night (1945) Review
Long before anthology horror became a reliable subgenre, complete with its own conventions and diminishing returns, Dead of Night established […]
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Dazed and Confused Review
Richard Linklater pitched Dazed and Confused as an American Graffiti for the 1970s, and the comparison is useful mainly for
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Blade Runner Review
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is usually discussed as a landmark of production design, and the reputation is deserved, but treating
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Annie Hall Review
Woody Allen’s Annie Hall is frequently credited with reinventing the romantic comedy, and the credit is deserved, but it is
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Review: The Horror Film That Shows You Almost Nothing
Ask someone who has seen The Texas Chain Saw Massacre what they remember and they will describe things the film
The English Patient (1996) Review: Prestige Romance, Reconsidered
Few prestige pictures have taken as much abuse for winning as The English Patient. Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of Michael Ondaatje’s
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Iron Man 3 (2013) Review: The Marvel Movie That Picked a Fight With Its Own Audience
There is a moment fairly early in Iron Man 3 when Tony Stark, having lost most of his toys, stands
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Jaws (1975) Review: The Blockbuster That Is Still a Better Film Than Its Reputation
Jaws is one of those films whose influence has half-buried the thing itself. It is routinely discussed as a commercial
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Commando (1985) Review: In Praise of Deliberate Absurdity
There is a persistent snobbery in film writing that treats absurdity as failure. A movie is silly, therefore it is
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The Right Stuff (1983) Review: Heroism, Publicity, and the Gap Between Them
Philip Kaufman’s adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book about the test pilots and the first American astronauts is one of the
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