“Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (1981) does what sequels do: It repeats the original’s structure but is bigger and better. The high-speed battle between
“Mad Max” (1979) kicks off a now-grand sci-fi saga in rare fashion: It starts in a recognizable more-or-less present day, and thus we are treated
Whether by coincidence or because something was in the water, 1989 featured one of those wonderfully weird instances in Hollywood history where multiple films with
In “Strange Darling” (2024), writer-director JT Mollner shows that one of cinema’s most generic plots – a serial killer on the prowl – can be
Nowadays we’re familiar with the idea of a “legacy sequel”: a new (but not too new) story set against a beloved classic’s backdrop of visuals,
“Sunset Boulevard” (1950) is an immersive, delightful dive that makes us understand the price of celebrity culture while also glorying in Hollywood history. Gloria Swanson
Looking at my top 10, the surprisingly (but maybe it shouldn’t be) prevailing theme is metaphysics. We live in a decade when time seems to
Prestige miniseries and streaming franchise “content” ruled the roost, but traditional network TV surprisingly hung on to life this year – even if the format
In 2000, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 7 (ITV, A&E) hit the air after a four-year hiatus with a slight change in attitude. It tiptoes toward
So many modern horror movies shoot straight for the trash bin that I feel I should point out that while “Cuckoo” is a bad movie,