'Quiz Show' is an all-around triumph of filmmaking, and by far the best film Robert Redford has ever directed, and would likely be remembered more fondly if it didn't run into the buzzsaw that was 'Forrest Gump'/'Pulp Fiction' of that same year.
35 years after its release and 7 years after his untimely death, Robin Williams' 'A Night at the Met' is still one of the greatest stand-up comedy specials of all time.
The film, based on the Watergate scandal, does the impossible — it builds a compelling narrative out of mostly scenes of men in suits talking in rooms, and 45 years later it still stands as one of the best movies ever made about real journalism.
'Deep Throat' is quite possibly the most famous pornographic movie of all time and is angling for a 50th anniversary cinema return, but that raises a litany of questions that need considering.
25 years ago, 'Fargo' was released in theaters; it's the best Coen brothers movie, the best Minnesota movie and, in my opinion, the best American film of the 1990s.
Barry Sonnenfeld's 'Get Shorty', which arrived in theaters 25 years ago last month, was one of the most purely entertaining studio comedies of the 1990s.
'Hoosiers', released 35 years ago, is one of the most beloved sports movies of all time, but some of its tropes have been put to renewed scrutiny over the recent years. Does this classic still hold up?
10 years ago Daniel Gelb delivered one of the truly great documentaries about food with 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi', a compelling portrait of a master at work.
In the year 1990, there were many very memorable gangster films and numerous equally good modern re-tellings of Shakespearian plays; 'Men of Respect', a weird, silly adaptation of Macbeth, was neither of those.
'Morning Glory'. which was released 10 years ago last week, is a TV news comedy that has a lot of charms and grapples with the loss of the soul of the news business.
20 years ago this week, David Lynch released what many consider to be his magnum opus. 'Mulholland Dr.' embodies everything people love about that baffling Lynchian formula.
'Ski Patrol' was released 30 years ago last month and while it's considerably dated in many ways, it remains a screamingly funny movie - granted you love physical gags and nutshots.
It's not exactly a golden time for political satire, especially at the movies, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of 'Dick', a beautifully sharp satire of the Watergate scandal.
Christmas Day 2001 saw the release of a full-on Hollywood biopic of the "Greatest of All Time," simply titled 'Ali.' Directed by Michael Mann and starring Will Smith, it didn't stray far from the sports biopic formula but it was executed to near-perfection.
Christopher Guest had quite a run in the late '90s and early 2000s, producing a series of very funny mockumentaries; the most successful of which being 'Best in Show.' Let's take a look back at this oft-overlooked comedy.
25 years ago 'Face/Off' arrived, featuring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in some of their most luxurious over-acting of their careers, a ridiculous plot, and impossible action sequences.
'Forrest Gump' arrived 25 years ago and became a phenomenon almost immediately, but, as with most mainstream hits of the past, not everyone loved it, and there has been a very vocal anti-Gump contingent essentially all along.
Francis Ford Coppola oversaw the changes himself and created a new beginning and ending, and rearranged some scenes, shots, and music cues to create a more appropriate conclusion to the famed trilogy.
At first glance, 'Inside Man' appeared to be a very different movie for Spike Lee than what he's known for, but it's still a New York film through and through and it belongs near the top of Lee's filmography.
Jim Carrey exploded onto the scene of the mid-1990s as one of Hollywood's leading stars going on an impressive run of major hits, with his criminally underrated 'Liar Liar' coming right in the midst of it all.
'Moonrise Kingdom', which arrived 10 years ago this week, is arguably Wes Anderson's most underrated and different film amongst his storied pantheon of movies. Charming, low-stakes, and very funny.
The original album tracks will be newly remastered by The Doors' longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick and will be accompanied by a biographical comic book.
Though it paints Alan Dershowitz as a hero, 'Reversal of Fortune' was a fascinating "true story" legal procedural that examined both loveless blue blood marriages, and of the conundrum of lawyers defending a client who very well may be guilty.
The 1990s were the days of high-concept movies, and what higher concept is there than The American President?
