Cuaron's exhilarating story of a Mexican menage-a-trois is certainly steamy and titillating, surely one reason the film performed so well in American theaters. But it also engages closely and intelligently with the ...

Fans of American gangster movies are sure to enjoy this wild ride. featuring tough dudes, cool suits and shades, and sexy molls. Still this uniquely Japanese interpretation of the crime genre truly breaks the mold, ...

Director Michael Curtiz's idealized homage to Cohan’s life and legacy was perfectly timed to raise our spirits as we entered World War II. This exuberant slice of Americana is Cagney's show entirely, netting him his ...

"Yellow" remains an inspired fusion of Beatles music and the vibrant, tie-dye color sensibility of artist Peter Max that became a visual signature for the times. This offbeat, wildly original animated fantasy holds up ...

De Sica is best known for the neorealist classic "The Bicycle Thief," but this hilarious, Oscar-winning sex farce shows the Italian director melding his keen observation of human behavior with broad humor, ...

The so-called midlife crisis is hardly just an American phenomenon, and Yang's absorbing ensemble drama sensitively depicts a modern Eastern variant on this affliction with nuanced performances and remarkable attention ...

A bleakly funny samurai epic from Japanese master Kurosawa, "Yojimbo" is built around the commanding physical performance of Mifune, the archetype for many spaghetti Western antiheroes, including Clint Eastwood's "Man ...

It may seem like a stretch, but this witty, unusually frank love story between two gay Israeli soldiers deals intelligently and wryly with the complexities of intimacy, sexual politics, and group psychology. (Certainly ...

This powerful, fascinating film examines how two very different siblings cope with a single, life-changing tragedy, and how this event affects their own interactions. Written and directed by Lonergan (who also plays a ...

This Emmy-winning film’s playful title hints at director Levinson’s somewhat unexpected approach to his subject. Rather than allow the seriousness of Dr. Death’s divisive actions and demonized public persona to hold ...

Except for Andersson’s previous absurdist stew, Songs from the Second Floor, there’s simply nothing else like You, the Living. It veers from bleak realism to buoyant musical, and from existential angst to slapstick ...

The story is not new: a troubled upbringing, heavy drug use, and the recurrence of mental illness are at the root of one unlucky soul's lifelong afflictions. But when the person in question is the preternaturally gifted ...

You won’t be able to peel your eyes (or ears) from Walker’s Young @ Heart, a fond tribute to a one-of-a-kind elderly ensemble whose concerts at home and abroad, especially in Europe, have made them an in-demand booking ...

The striking-and strikingly talented-Theron gives a tour-de-force performance as Mavis, once the prettiest and most popular girl in class, who can’t quite figure out what went wrong after high school. (Of course, with ...

Don't miss this no-holds-barred spoof of the old Frankenstein movies as conceived by comically demented director Mel Brooks and star Wilder, who collaborated on the Oscar-nominated script. The Brooks/Wilder team first ...

Unspooling with the simplicity of a frontier parable, "Lincoln" is an unqualified triumph. The film teamed Fonda with director Ford for the first time, resulting in an extraordinary collaboration. Fonda, who originally ...

An audacious early outing from cult Japanese director Suzuki and the Nikkatsu studio, "Beast" is a hip, pulp-gangster flick with a twisty revenge plot involving murder, dope, go-go dancers, and salacious double crosses. ...