Articles

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Is a Tepid Sequel

• By Amy Nicholson
• Tags: Film Stories, Column

What frightens a dictator? Seth Rogen's The Interview proves that sometimes the mightiest weapon isn't a bomb — it's butthole jokes

• By Amy Nicholson
• Tags: Film, Column

Is Any Part of Bill Cosby's Legacy Worth Salvaging?

How you separate the art from the artist

• By Inkoo Kang
• Tags: Film, Column, Bill Cosby, The Cosby Show, Mike Ryan, Roxane Gay

How John Wick Restored My Faith in Violent Movies

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, John Wick, Keanu Reeves, David Leitch, Beatrix Potter

Robin Williams Could Always Find the Raw Seriousness in His Comedy

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Robin Williams, Patch Adams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Terry Gilliam

James Brown Killed Dumb Biopics: Why the Messy Get On Up Gets It Right

• By Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Film, Column, James Brown, Walk the Line, Johnny Cash, Tate Taylor

Cannes Report: Euro Men Can Dress! Plus: Damian Szifron's Standout Wild Tales

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Cannes, Yves Saint Laurent, Damian Szifron, Bertrand Bonello

Cannes Report: In Foxcatcher, Channing Tatum Gives What Must Be One of the Year's Best Performances

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Channing Tatum, John Du Pont, Bennett Miller, Steve Carell

The Welcome Return of Kurt Russell

Here are a few of our favorite Kurts.

• By Nick Schager
• Tags: Film, Column, Kurt Russell, Jack Burton, Elvis Presley, Snake Plissken

There's More to Streaming Than Netflix

• By Calum Marsh
• Tags: Film, Column, Netflix Inc., William Powell, William Dieterle, Kay Francis

Cover Story

Who Killed the Romantic Comedy?

• By Amy Nicholson
• Tags: Film, Column, Bridesmaids (Movie), Katherine Heigl, Nancy Meyers, How Do You Know (Movie), Cover Story

Three Reasons Why HBO's Looking is the Perfect Show for Women

• By Inkoo Kang
• Tags: Film, Column, Bryan Lowder, Ross, Michael Lannan, San Francisco

Meet Skinaflix, the Netflix for Aficionados of Old-School Porn

• By Simon Abrams
• Tags: Film, Column, Joe Rubin, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, Wakefield Poole

Wrong Move, Remake: The Lasting Relevance of Paul Verhoeven's Original RoboCop

• By Nick Schager
• Tags: Film, Column, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Detroit, Jose Padilha

The 1987 RoboCop's ED-209: The Movies' Greatest Badass Robot?

• By Chris Klimek
• Tags: Film, Column, Paul Verhoeven, Phil Tippett, RoboCop, King Kong

In Berlin, In Order of Disappearance Feels Like a Tarantino Picture

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Stellan Skarsgard, Berlin International Film Festival, Friedrich Schiller, Quentin Tarantino

Stations of the Cross Leading at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Berlin (Germany), Germany, Western Europe, Michael Haneke

Shia LaBeouf in Nymphomaniac: Indolently Sexy, Like a Lazy Panther

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Lars von Trier, Shia LaBeouf, John Zorn, Daniel Clowes

Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel: A Marzipan Monstrosity

Wes Anderson's latest premieres at the Berlin Film Festival

• By Stephanie Zacharek
• Tags: Film, Column, Wes Anderson, Berlin International Film Festival, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Craven: I Always Encouraged Robert Englund to Make Freddy Krueger His Own

• By Simon Abrams
• Tags: Film, Column, Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Miles Davis, Robert Englund

An Open Letter to James Franco: Do the Double Dick Dude

• By Amy Nicholson
• Tags: Film, Column, Val Lauren, Johnny Depp, Comedy Central, Reddit.com

Raze's Zoë Bell on the Hard, Satisfying Work of Ass-Kicking

• By Simon Abrams
• Tags: Film, Column, Zoe Bell, Quentin Tarantino, Lucy Lawless, Sharon Stone

Cover Story

Focused Home: Documentary filmmaker and Edwardsville native AJ Schnack just can't shake the Midwest -- never mind his LA address

• By Kristie McClanahan
• Tags: Film, Column, Branson, Nathan Truesdell, St. Louis, Raeanne Presley, Landmark Tivoli Theatre, Wildey Theatre, Plaza Frontenac, Cover Story

It's a Good Time for Bruce Willis, Action Star, to Die Hard

• By Vern
• Tags: Film, Column, Bruce Willis, John McClane, Die Hard, Rambo (Movie)

Pleasure in the Rubble: Why the Summer's Last, Smallest Blockbuster Was Its Best

• By Chris Klimek
• Tags: Film, Column, Man of Steel, Iron Man (Movie), Guillermo del Toro, Pacific Rim (movie)