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The words “legendary” and “iconic” are tossed around a lot these days but sure if any subject deserves them it’s Sean Connery, and especially...
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The words “legendary” and “iconic” are tossed around a lot these days but sure if any subject deserves them it’s Sean Connery, and especially...
The fact that Black Bag is excellent should come as no real surprise: Steven Soderbergh is one of our best filmmakers, David Koepp writing...
In the wake of Clint Eastwood’s ridiculous appearance at the 2012 Republican National Convention, the actor’s personal politics became recontextualized as entirely regressive by...
Some films are so significant in the American cinematic memory that it’s difficult to say anything about them. The Godfather springs to mind as...
Clint Eastwood’s 1980’s were a boom and bust period oscillating between smaller, complex pictures that often challenged the audience’s perception of his persona and...
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a transitional film, both for the talented cast and crew that made it and for the American film industry...
Of the Western revival in American cinema in the 1990’s, two films primarily remain in the public consciousness: Clint Eastwood’s 1992 elegy, Unforgiven and...
Despite being released in 1998, Blade is the transitional point for genre film in the 21st century. Before Blade, the action movie was the...
When I watched 2018’s Batman Ninja, I was pleasantly surprised to find that what seemed like tone deaf corporate synergy, was a loving homage...
“ …in the end there is no desire so deep as the simple desire for companionship.” – Graham Greene, May We Borrow Your Husband?...
Constantine has undergone a strong fan reappraisal in recent years. When it was announced in 2005, the transposing of Alan Moore’s working class con-artist...
Uncle Buck is probably the film that the late John Candy is best remembered for, and with good reason. The comedy boom of...
The Batman (2022), Matthew Reeves’ rain-soaked and idiosyncratic take on the Caped Crusader’s adventures, wasn’t universally loved, but the film’s version of The...
Shane Black scored the biggest hit of his directorial career with 2013’s Iron Man 3, a film that was controversial to die-hard comic...
If Juror #2 is indeed the final directorial effort from legendary filmmaker and star Clint Eastwood, it is hard to imagine a film...
A Real Pain is amov small-cast, dramedy that feels like a throwback to films like Sideways or Garden State. Written, directed, and starring...
Reindeer Games is best remembered as the final feature film from legendary director John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate). Frankenheimer was an iconic...
Sea of Love is a film purpose-built to remind audiences why they love Al Pacino. 1985’s Revolution had been such a demoralizing experience for...
Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat is a real throwback: a horror anthology film built around one town on Halloween night with a wicked...
Fans of action cinema and boutique Blu-ray alike were stunned to read in Variety that the Golden Princess (GP) library of titles was acquired...
The Hunted has an incredible pedigree: William Friedkin was, with the exception of Michael Mann, the most accomplished director of procedural thrillers in...
Pulp Fiction is 30 years old and it feels like a cultural document from the future, not the past. It is an evergreen film:...
Written by Mark Edlitz Foreword by Bruce Feirstein Independently Published “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at...
Very few films evoke both the virtues of commercial American filmmaking in the 70’s and New York City pre-Giuliani as strongly as Joseph Sargent’s...