Written by the vastly talented Paddy Chayefsky, who'd go on to script "Network" two decades later, "Marty" is a sweet, perceptive film about two lost souls who finally find each other. Borgnine, a skilled character ...

Disney's triumph expertly blends live-action and animation, and boasts a delightful score by the Sherman Brothers, including "A Spoonful Of Sugar", "Chim-Chim-Cher-ee", and "Feed The Birds". Veteran troupers Ed Wynn, ...

Based on Patrick O'Brian's renowned seafaring adventure novels, Peter Weir's "Master" delivers an intimate, seemingly accurate portrayal of rugged life on the high seas, limited in creature comforts but rich in ...

One of the best films of the 1980s, John Sayles's evocative "Matewan" takes us back to the 1920s, and the primitive, perilous lives of coal miners in West Virginia. Flavorful, meticulous recreation of time and place is ...

Neil Simon's light, charming tale about an elderly ex-con trying to make amends with his daughter and grandson is a fun, heartwarming affair under Herbert Ross's able direction. Mason and Robards have a playful rapport, ...

A compelling portrait of a brilliant artist and a surprisingly unassuming person, Freida Lee Mock's fascinating documentary takes us inside this brilliant young artist's unique process, but also lets us get to ...

Under Anatole Litvak’s expert direction, doomed love on film has rarely been captured to more heartbreaking effect, as a mood of tension and dread builds gradually, almost imperceptibly. All these years later, the film ...

Altman's dark, ironic tale is more mood piece than classic western, painting an unidealized portrait of our country's expansion. Though we side with McCabe against the corporate interests, we realize we're actually ...

With most exteriors shot on location in and around Little Italy, the character and flavor of the neighborhood are made pungent through Scorsese's keen eye. He extracts memorable performances from Keitel and De Niro ...

Haskell Wexler's one-of-a-kind film seamlessly blends narrative and documentary forms, as the actors actually played their scenes as the Chicago riots were exploding all around them. Thus "Medium Cool" ...

A lyrical, nostalgic Valentine to our country at the turn of the century, Director Minnelli brings his flair for color, costumes and setting to create a sumptuous visual treat. Film is extremely nice on the ears too, as ...

Ingenious thriller dares to be intelligent and different, and gets away with it. Since the audience sees most everything from Leonard's disoriented perspective, the movie requires more careful attention than your ...

A thrilling police procedural in the old-school mode, South Korean director Bong's "Memories" works on a number of levels: as a tense buddy picture, a critique of Korea's dark decade of torture and illegal detention in ...

An engrossing portrait of one band's journey to personal hell and back, Berlinger and Sinofsky's "Monster" makes for fascinating viewing regardless of personal musical tastes. The central drama concerns ...

One of the most influential films ever made, Lang's "Metropolis" was inspired by the director's awestruck first glimpse of the 1920s Manhattan skyline. Visually astonishing and darkly surreal, "Metropolis" is a flawless ...

One of the thorniest and most celebrated legal thrillers in years, “Clayton” marks the directorial debut of “Bourne” trilogy screenwriter Gilroy, whose film is distinguished by intelligent dialogue, meticulous pacing, ...

An astonishing achievement, "Microcosmos" lets us enter a magical, distinct little world, invisible to the naked eye, that nevertheless exists all around us. A beautiful, fascinating evocation of the wonder inherent in ...

Brimming with humanity and humor, this warm, totally disarming farce clocks in at a breezy seventy-five minutes, but is so pleasurable you’re sorry to see it end so soon. Di Gregorio’s prior stint as a co-writer on the ...

Helmed by Brazilian directors Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") and Thomas, "Midnight" concerns the fateful meeting of two people from vastly different socio-economic backgrounds at the turning of the new millennium. ...

Claudette Colbert was never better than in Mitchell Leisen’s classic screwball comedy, “Midnight,” which has lost none of its punchy wit or saucy flair with time. That has a lot to do with the cheeky script by Billy ...