Quentin Tarantino established Nineties Cool by combining the plotting and bang-bang action of the Seventies with a meta, knowing talkiness that arguably has not waned
With roles in several horror-thriller films and TV, Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” “Heretic”) seems here to stay as a new star, and “Companion” might be her
“The Prowler” (1981) is one of those “more entertaining than it is good” Eighties slashers. It starts with a rare sense of pedigree as we
It used to be that franchises cranked out spinoffs on the cheap to make a few bucks; low risk, small but safe return. Man, does
Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) started his film directorial career by famously exploring the peer pressure to do the wrong thing in a bad world in “12
It’s now safe to say “Talk to Me” (2023) wasn’t merely a happy accident. Under the increased pressure of “What are they gonna do next!?”
“One, Two, Three” (1961) is a good showcase of what writers Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond can do with quick-hitting language. Though it is stagier
If Dario Argento constructed beautiful horror castles, his mentor Mario Bava laid the foundations and dug out the basements first. As such, he’s a director
The Nineties is a fascinating decade in which to find characters who now play differently (sometimes even the opposite) from how they were intended. The
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond conclude their screenwriting careers in the most appropriate and hilarious way with “Buddy Buddy” (1981), which also features a legendary