The music has stopped, but the memory of the late grandmaster Ennio Morricone still lingers on. From 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' to 'Cinema Paradiso' to 'The Hateful Eight,' his legacy in film runs deep.
Tim Burton has managed to hone his unmistakable eccentric visual style and equally nonconformist recurring themes throughout the course of his prolific career, and they are more than worth a look back at some of his greatest achievements.
'Two for the Road' is the one of the most underrated masterpieces in the annals of film’s archives. Decades ahead of its time, it set the standard for today’s experimental romantic comedy 53 years ago.
If you can get past the part about one of the main characters being named "Isis," 'Bring It On' holds up incredibly well.
'A History of Violence' was a significant motion picture for quite a few reasons.It represented David Cronenberg's resurgence, after a few flops in a row, and it's one of the best films ever adapted from a graphic novel.
10 years ago Aaron Sorkin brought the origin story of Facebook to the big screens, and looking back it, the film deserves credit for being one of the early ones to get a good handle on the more rotten nature of Zuckerberg, years before most.
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 immense magnitude of the tragic death of Marvin Gaye has only grown as time has passed and has really accentuated the artistic quality of the music he left behind.
The 1990s were the days of high-concept movies, and what higher concept is there than The American President?
There's a lot of humor to be mined from the idea of Hollywood coastal elites descending on a small town to make a movie, and in December of 2000, David Mamet's State and Main executed that formula flawlessly.
At first glance 'Dead Man Walking' looks like a typical piece of liberal Hollywood message-based filmmaking, but the film is different from others in the genre in quite a few key ways and 25 years after its release, it's every bit as devastating as it was upon arrival.
The film had a fun premise, funny gags, and it was missing a lot of the fat often associated with Sandler comedies; but probably its biggest accomplishment was being able to see modern cultural phenomena coming before its time.
Tim Burton has managed to hone his unmistakable eccentric visual style and equally nonconformist recurring themes throughout the course of his prolific career, and they are more than worth a look back at some of his greatest achievements.
Richard Linklater's decades spanning 'Before Trilogy' is widely considered a contemporary film classic, even making it into The Criterion Collection, and for very good reason.
Judd Apatow's comedy, which marks its 15th anniversary this week, has become known as one of the funnier and more charming comedies of the new century. But it's also notable as the start of many things that we now take for granted.
Gram Parsons may not have had the most extensive catalog of music, but he's become a cult icon nonetheless and widely considered one of the most influential pioneers of Country Rock and Americana.
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.
I’ve often criticized and made fun of the notion that a movie from another era “could not be made today.” But 'Waiting…,' certainly, could not be. And that’s mostly because of the P*nis Showing Game.
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.
'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.
'Syriana,' released 15 years ago, was an Oscar-nominated thriller that featured an all-star cast. While it may not be talked about much now, or anybody's favorite of the decade, it's still very much deserving of another look.
MF DOOM maintained a legendary mystique throughout his storied career to his recently announced passing. Here's what we know about the Andy Kaufman of hip-hop and some of the greatest songs he's blessed us with.
Much like sand, Howe Gelb's music goes everywhere. From punky electro-pop to Americana to flamenco... you name it. Over 4 decades of musical exploration have made him one the most interesting cult icons in music today.
While 'Godfather III' was a box-office hit, it's long been considered at least a step below the first two films. However, on a recent rewatch I found it much more watchable and compelling than most people probably remember it to be.