A beautifully realized and sensitive drama, Amos Gitai's controversial "Kadosh" observes a little-seen religious community where women's roles are severely restricted to child-bearing and strict obedience to their ...

Staggering in its scope and power, "Kagemusha" features soulful acting, breathtaking visual sequences, and at its heart, a mortal tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. Kurosawa not only tells a whopping good yarn rooted in ...

Made with limited resources, this tightly plotted caper film is gripping and memorable for introducing an ingenious trick into the world of noir: Foster has his men hide their faces with masks so none of them can ...

The Taviani brothers (“Night of the Shooting Stars”) bring their customary humanism to this marvelous adaptation of folk tales by Nobel-winning Italian author Pirandello. Mixing a variety of tones—farcical and ...

Susan Strasberg (daughter of famous acting instructor Lee Strasberg) delivers an unnerving performance in this stark, captivating WWII drama, conveying Edith’s complex motivations almost entirely with her giant dark ...

Part wartime drama, part historical mystery, Wajda’s sprawling dramatization of the infamous Katyn massacre spans the years 1939 to 1945, spinning out a number of storylines and characters (a survivor who testifies that ...

Ken Loach’s evocation of a boy’s coming-of-age manages to be touching and tender while never shying from the grit and despair of working-class British life. Bradley’s debut performance as Billy really grabs you; the ...

Based on Maxwell Anderson's play, Huston's "Key Largo" is a classic 1940s noir featuring taut direction and indelible performances from Bogart and Robinson as the menacing Rocco. In a cast that also boasts Bacall, ...

Burnett's tender, affecting film, a landmark in American independent cinema, hasn't much of a plot, content instead to observe the melancholic daily existence of an impoverished African-American neighborhood. But its ...

Twelve years after "The Adventures of Robin Hood," former Warner Bros. swashbuckling sensation Errol Flynn showed us he could still handle a sword in this rousing adventure, based on a Rudyard Kipling story. This ...

Everything is right in this wickedly clever tale from the fabled Ealing Studios. “Hearts” was the feature that heralded a golden age of comedy there, with most of its best entries featuring Guinness. The smooth, ...

Written and directed by Oscar/Emmy winner Abby Mann, "King" is a meticulous recreation of MLK?s mystical odyssey from spirited young Baptist preacher to anointed spokesman for the vast non-militant wing of the ...

Winner of Best Picture at the British Academy Awards, this intelligent, restrained anti-war entry deserves wider recognition, as it follows in the proud tradition of Kubrick’s “Paths Of Glory”, and approximates its ...

You don't have to be a die-hard kung-fu fan to enjoy this Shaw Brothers classic, a favorite of Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein's. The fight sequences are energetically choreographed (actors back then used trampolines ...

Warner Home Entertainment has surpassed itself with this painstaking restoration of the 1933 adventure/horror classic. The movie has not looked this good in my lifetime, which only reinforces how well "Kong" stands up ...

How fitting that at the end of his career, Olivier would return to the role of Lear with such gusto in Elliott’s British TV production of the Bard’s great tragedy. Backed by a superb supporting cast, including Diana ...

Grim but vivid portrait of war-is-hell economics features a gritty, hard-nosed performance by Segal, who’d make his name in this role (first offered to Paul Newman and Steve McQueen). Forbes’s cynical war drama stands ...

Shot on location in Africa, and featuring the winning team of Granger and Kerr, "Mines" is a handsome, pounding adventure film with plenty of thrills and romance. Thanks to spectacular camerawork by Oscar winner Robert ...

This highly eccentric, character-driven melodrama by France's most intelligent young director is built upon the marvelous performances of Devos and Amalric, the finest and most versatile actors of their generation. ...

Rediscover the lost art of melodrama with Sam Wood's peerless "Kings Row". The film's strength lies in its subtle transformation from wholesome Americana into a dark tale of madness and evil, ...