Causeway Review: Jennifer Lawrence And Brian Tyree Henry Are Wonderful In This Low-Key Drama
Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry make the somewhat underwhelming Causeway worth watching.
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Chris Farley's Dramatic Ambitions For Black Sheep Came At The Expense Of David Spade
'Personally, I thought it was too early; we needed more experience before we tried to do those things.' -
The True Story Behind Amadeus (And Why It Changed For The Screen)
Amadeus is a cinematic treasure but will definitely cause audiences to fail a music history class. And we're not only talking about all the farts. -
Why The Banshees Of Inisherin Has Such An Unconventional Soundtrack
Instead of taking inspiration from the setting, Burwell turned to the genre of the movie to guide him: the fairytale. -
Darren Aronofsky Wanted Requiem For A Dream's Love Scene To Be Unlike Anything Before It
'I decided to do something that I was using stylistically elsewhere...' -
The Grand Budapest Hotel Ending Explained: An Enchanting Old Ruin
Wes Anderson's greatest film couldn't be more timely. -
How Eminem Made Fun Of Anthony Mackie's Real Life To Expose Character In 8 Mile's Final Rap Battle
Eminem may have gotten a bit too personal in his rap battle with Anthony Mackie in 8 Mile. -
Damien Chazelle Sees Whiplash As A Twisted Sort Of 'Origin Story'
Whiplash provides a direct counterargument to arguments typically heard in college movies. -
The Son Trailer: Hugh Jackman Leads Florian Zeller's Depression Drama
The subject matter is tough, but Hugh Jackman's performance is one of his best. -
Peter Von Kant Review: A Moody, Melodramatic Chamber Piece [London Film Festival]
A moody, meditative melodrama, an exciting psychological character study. -
The Truman Show Ending Explained: Freeing Yourself From Fear Of Reality
The Truman show still boasts a conceit that was far ahead of its time in terms of subversiveness and prescience. -
Dead Poets Society Ending Explained: The Powerful Play Goes On
Dead Poets Society is more than its iconic ending, and deserves to be cherished as a modern American classic. -
The Young King: Everything We Know So Far About The Michael Shannon Drag King Drama
With a cast like Michael Shannon, Kiersey Clemons, and Barbie Ferreira, The Young King is high on our list of anticipated films. -
Working With Steven Spielberg On Empire Of The Sun Skewed Christian Bale's Idea Of What Filmmaking Was
No, flying 10,000 extras to China and building a full-size stadium to shoot in doesn't happen on every film set. -
One Fine Morning Review: A Clear-Eyed Drama About Love And Farewell [NYFF]
Like in her previous works, director Mia Hansen-Løve has a gentleness when painting the portrait of women living and enduring in transitions. -
The Rough Cut Of Scarface Was A Disaster In The Eyes Of Oliver Stone
The film is considered a semi-classic now, but it was disaster upon release. -
Jodie Foster Was The Person Least Concerned With Her Taxi Driver Casting
Jodie Foster is still proud of the strength and honesty with which she played her controversial character in Taxi Driver. -
A Clint Eastwood Coincidence Convinced Richard Harris His Unforgiven Casting Had To Be A Prank
The legendary English actor was too much of a Clint Eastwood fan to believe a call from Clint Eastwood. -
The Daily Stream: The Fog Proves Some Of The Best Ghost Stories Are The Simplest
As The Fog reminds us, we neglect to right the wrongs of the past at our own peril. -
My Policeman Review: A Visually Appealing Romantic Drama Burdened By Structural Confusion
My Policeman looks great, but ends up being a pretty flat adaptation as far as adaptations go. -
Whiplash Ending Explained: On Stage With The Monster Of Perfectionism
'Not quite my tempo.' -
Clint Eastwood Almost Threw Out Unforgiven's Screenplay Sight Unseen
Clint Eastwood's magnum opus and a treatise on his mortality. -
William Friedkin's Biggest Influence On The Exorcist Was An Obscure '50s Danish Drama Film
'The most spiritual movie I've ever seen...' -
She Said Review: The Harvey Weinstein Exposé Drama Talks A Lot But Unearths Little [NYFF]
She Said is an impassioned but pedestrian journalism movie that mechanically rehashes things we already knew. -
The Idea Behind The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Was Improvised On The Spot
According to scriptwriter Luciano Vincenzoni, it began with three words improvised on the spot. You know what they are. -
The Daily Stream: The Master Finds Paul Thomas Anderson (And America) At A Crossroads
It's worth revisiting The Master to reflect on Paul Thomas Anderson's fascinating evolution as a storyteller. -
Beverly Hills Cop Was Originally Conceived As A Dark Drama With Sylvester Stallone
Stallone's version was a dark and gritty take described as 'Rambo Goes to Hollywood.'
