Hedwig is the rare instance of a film adaptation that works better than an earlier…
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Rediscover: Wanda
Once a hard to find curio, Wanda is now easily available for cinephiles hoping to…
Revisit: Good Morning, Vietnam
Williams was an actor who brought necessary lightness to any dramatic role he took on,…
Rediscover: The Lords of Salem
The extent to which The Lords of Salem positions its climactic catastrophe as both self-annihilation…
Rediscover: The Kid Brother
Many of Harold Lloyd’s films build-up to a jaw-droppingly choreographed scene.
Revisit: Onibaba
Onibaba makes a leap into the mythical just as its allegory becomes clear, a choice…
Rediscover: Death in Venice
Much of Death in Venice is wordless, bordering on impressionistic.
Rediscover: Fleshpot on 42nd Street
“Wilder than you can imagine!” “Explicit beyond belief!” Taglines for the 1973 grindhouse quickie Fleshpot…
Rediscover: Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
A clear-eyed story of an everyday family and the ways they work together to overcome…
Revisit: The Devil and Daniel Johnston
A convincing case for how the transcendence of Johnston’s drawings, songwriting and lo-fi performances stemmed…