April 15th, 2025 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in July from The Criterion Collection: The Big Heat, a hard-boiled tale of vice and retribution directed by Fritz Lang; Carnal Knowledge, an unnervingly frank look at American masculinity in the postwar era, directed by Mike Nichols; and Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me, a soulful study of the complexities of a sibling relationship. Plus: Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick’s sumptuously crafted vision of a pitiless […]
September 27th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Many highly touted classic films are celebrating their 40th anniversaries this year. While Star Wars is the poster child for cinema in the year 1977, it was an amazing year for film. Even some that were overlooked that year (Cough, Sorcerer) have been rediscovered and reexamined as classics. Director Steven Spielberg had a contribution to […]
August 31st, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is important. It means something. The real wonder of this 1977 sci-fi classic persists to this day, capturing the imagination of many over the last 40 years. Now the film has been restored and remastered in 4K with a one-week re-release that will hopefully bring many back to the […]
