The most commercially successful director of all time, Steven Spielberg began his professional career in 1969, helming a segment of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery starring Joan Crawford. More than fifty years later, Spielberg has produced over 150 film and television…
Made in 1968, in response to the political and social unrest that rocked France in the summer of that year, Jean-Denis Bonan’s A Woman Kills (La Femme Bourreau) was shelfed for nearly five decades after failing to find a distributor….
Released in August of 1980, The Hunter is largely remembered because star Steve McQueen died just three months later, as a result of cancer surgery. McQueen plays a modern day, down and out bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson (whose real…
In 1920’s Chicago, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a chorus girl who dreams of being more famous than she already is. From afar, housewife Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) dreams about being a vaudeville star. Months later, Roxie finds herself in jail…
Best known for his work directing music videos for the likes of LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur among others, Hype Williams wanted to try something different. Released in 1998, Williams co-wrote and directed Belly, his only…
Does anyone like visiting the dentist? There’s something disturbing about someone poking a sharp instrument around in your mouth. Its creepy, besides, they can probably scrape your brain if they try hard enough. Filmmaker Brian Yuzna (Society) effectively taps into…
Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino reteams with Timothée Chalamet for another tale of forbidden love, this time teen romance mixed with horror. Bones and All attempts to undermine the cannibal stereotype by humanizing the flesh-eating characters. An…
Once upon a time, “tiger blood” wasn’t a thing and Charlie Sheen was considered a decent actor. His brother Emilio Estevez was a well-respected actor too, with a budding career as a director. Released in 1990, Emilio wrote directed and…
Released in mid-1982, The Last American Virgin was just one of several teen sex comedies that landed in theaters during that period. Arriving just weeks after Porky’s, while The Last American Virgin didn’t have the level of commercial success as…
Known for their surreal atmospheres and psychological unrest, Terry Gilliam’s films tend to be a love or hate proposition. Love or hate his work, there’s no denying Gilliam’s talent as a storyteller. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was his first…