Most critics would argue that all films are political to a certain extent, and here's 5 great political satires that weren't afraid to admit their intentions
10 years ago last week saw the release of 'The Artist', a throwback film released 80 years after the end of the silent era that dominated the awards season, but has now all but disappeared from the public conscious.
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.
Released 10 years ago, 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' is one of the best teen movies of the 2010s, touching on mental illness and brimming with a promising young cast.
'The World According to Garp' is remembered as one of Robin Williams' best-ever dramatic roles, and an extremely bizarre and disjointed film, which satirizes feminism and features John Lithgow as a trans woman.
Our growing appreciation for culinary arts through the years has paved the way for its success in mainstream media and ultimately became a staple in numerous TV shows and films, especially in today’s modern food culture and society.
Originally released 20 years ago now, Alfonso Cuaron's 'Y Tu Mama También' is among the more one-of-a-kind films to have been released this century; a sex-filled coming-of-age road film that's so much more.
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.
'What About Bob?' was a much more subversive movie than what studios were typically churning out at the time. And while it's 1993's 'Groundhog Day' that's been endlessly analyzed, this Bill Murray film from two years earlier holds up nearly as well.
Wilco's transition into "Heavy Metal Drummer" has to be one of my favorite moment's in pop music, and that moment also happens to be the basis of two of the greatest moments of 'I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.'
The film managed to perfectly straddle the line between the realistic and the cinematic while capturing the true essence of a life on the road, and in turn, the American spirit.
Not to be confused with 2014's '24: Live Another Day', or 2017's '24: Legacy', nor the much-rumored prequel series about a young Jack Bauer, Fox have been trying to revive the show for years. I have a better idea. I think it's time to just let '24' be over.
Yorgos Lanthimos' movies are all filled with the outrageous and surreal, and we ranked his 5 best, based on weirdness and distinctiveness.
Sean Baker's new film, 'Anora,' just won the prestigious Palme d’Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but it's been a long journey here.
It's hard to think of another non-musical film in which the score is the best-known element, but 40 years on, 'Chariots of Fire' still holds up and is deserving of a reappraisal on its merits as an overall great film.
'The Birdcage' wouldn’t be all that shocking if it came out now, but 25 years ago, it was a truly watershed thing to be the subject of a highly popular studio comedy.
With Idris Elba's recent pledge to bolster the film industry in Africa, here's 5 of the best works emblematic of African cinema.
Last year 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' hit theaters and it had all the ingredients for success, what happened?
3 hours and 26 minutes. That’s the listed running time for Martin Scorsese’s new movie Killers of the Flower Moon. Is that just too long?
Erotic thrillers are regarded as a unique subgenre of thriller films whose roots can be traced back as early as the ‘60s, peaking in the '90s, and coming back with a vengeance in the last decade.
George Clooney has been a movie star for 25 years now, but the best movie he's ever been a part of — 'Michael Clayton' — is one from 2007 that was a flop at the time of its release.
'The Year of Living Dangerously' was simultaneously a movie about war, journalism, and Westerners slow to understand a different culture. Featuring an impossibly young Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver, and numerous controversies.
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.
Sometimes we come across films or TV shows that make us uneasy right from the start, and that’s exactly what happens with recent shows, 'The Curse' and 'Swarm.'