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With such a surprising genre bend, Transformers Terminal is a miracle in and of itself.
Mouthpieces for major studios continue to make their own money problems part of their movies’ narratives.
Richard Kelly tapped into something primal with Donnie Darko that hasn’t been matched by any science fiction film since.
Bennington tries his best at another audition, this time for a big studio film.
A Working Man is much messier than The Beekeeper, often to the point of distraction.
On the late actor’s most prolific year, when he was 71 years old.
Barry Levinson's latest is a mob movie in name only.
On Inherent Vice (2014), Paul Thomas Anderson's best film.
Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag is threadbare, limp, and insignificant.
The horror/comedy never comes together.
The Electric State is another lousy movie by Joe and Anthony Russo.
Zandy’s Bride and Twice in a Lifetime, two relatively obscure Gene Hackman films where he plays a total asshole.
Chaos: The Manson Murders is heavy on speculation and light on key facts.
I say the banker, not the DeSantis impersonator.
20 years after its debut, Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken has become so stagnant that it’s once again subversive.
The Player, Robert Altman's movie about the movies, is a cynical contrast to the rest of his work.
Harmony Korine’s uproarious masterpiece is a misunderstood indictment of millennial frivolity.
The Panic in Needle Park is often left out of assessment of Pacino’s body of work because of how unpleasant it is but it uniquely showcases his talent as an actor.
A depressive watches YouTube.
Robert De Niro’s performance as an ex-President of the United States is reason enough to watch the Netflix miniseries Zero Day.
Experiencing radical changes, Hollywood’s in crisis.
The actor talks about The Fugitive Kind, Gimme Shelter, The Blob, and more.
An interview with the actor and filmmaker from March 21, 1975.
The late director talks about his masterpiece shortly after its release.
Lachman and Roger Deakins talk about shooting on film and the problems of digital cinematography.
The filmmaker talks about Elaine May's 1976 buddy drama starring John Cassavetes and Peter Falk.
The late actor talks about his work in costume on the set of Nicolas Roeg's Eureka.
The late actor talks about his plans to retire in this rare interview from the summer of 2004.
The late actor talks to Johnny Carson about The Conversation in this March 21, 1974 interview.
November 20, 2012: USC's Outside the Box [Office] screened David Lynch's Lost Highway, followed by a Q&A with editor Mary Sweeney, actors Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, and Balthazar Getty.