Die Hard is the definitive action film of the 1980s and a quintessential Christmas story about a family coming together.
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Rian Johnson’s idiosyncratic middle chapter subverts our narrative expectations in order to explore the core of what he thinks Star Wars is all about.
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The Force Awakens manages to deliver a great deal of the thrills and emotional resonances of Star Wars, but mining the past to build the future always comes with a cost.
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars explores the development of Anakin Skywalker while laying the groundwork for the popular television series.
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Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes has a grimy atmosphere, nasty deaths, and a simmering subtext of class rage
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The second Ewoks spin-off film, The Battle for Endor, learns from the mistakes of its predecessor while relying heavily on fantasy conventions and parallels to the Original Trilogy.
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Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure shows that not all Lucasfilm Star Wars productions can capture the same magic as the Original Trilogy, though it isn’t without some interest.
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A rare sequel that goes in a different direction, darker and deeper, The Empire Strikes Back permanently transformed what the Star Wars saga would be.
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The simplicity and iconicity of Star Wars obscures its remarkable formal achievement.
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The final film in The Matrix Trilogy is a subversion of conclusions and a fascinating pivot away from a linear, western worldview.
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Valeska Grisebach’s debut feature captures the awkwardness of adolescent romance, but it makes for uncomfortable viewing.
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What Maren Ade’s second feature lacks in pacing, it makes up for in depth of character.
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1985’s Police Story stands as one of the greatest examples of Jackie Chan’s skill as an actor and director, and is one of the all-time great action-comedies.
To mark its 20th anniversary, Aren plugs back into The Matrix to explore how it’s the definitive film of the past two decades.
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Recently restored and now on Blu-ray and DVD, Barbara Loden’s Wanda (1970) is a landmark portrayal of one woman aimless and adrift in America.
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Claire Denis’ beguiling riff on Billy Budd, Sailor lives up to its reputation.
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Cronenberg grafts his favoured themes of body horror and metamorphosis onto the mob genre to stunning effect.
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A History of Violence is one of the best neo-noirs of the 2000s and a perceptive deconstruction of the American hero.
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David Cronenberg’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ most-famous novel is a perceptive look at the artist, but also a repulsive and disorienting work.
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A worthwhile debut from the filmmaker behind Blue Ruin and Green Room.
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