Dialogue: Sundance '92, Pt. 1 — Anger, Yearning, Death and The New Queer Cinema
A series revisiting the landmark 1992 Sundance Film Festival kicks off with looks at 'Swoon,' 'The Hours and Times,' and 'The Living End.'
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In Review: 'Scream,' 'Belle'
A brand-name horror franchise (sort of) starts over and an animated feature (kind of) offers a 21st century retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast.'
'I Know What You Did Last Summer': The Rise and Immediate Fall of the Neo-Slasher
A year after 'Scream" revived slashers, another Kevin Williamson hit show signs of diminishing returns.
In Review: 'A Hero,' 'The 355,' 'The Tender Bar'
Ashgar Farhadi returns with his greatest drama since 'A Separation'; Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, and others team up to save the world; and George Clooney directs another snoozer.
The Best Films of 2021 (Scott's List)
The year of Ryusuke Hamaguchi also included triumphs by favorites like Ashgar Farhadi and Paul Thomas Anderson. Plus: Best performance, reasons for hope/despair and the dreaded "age gap" discourse.
In Review: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'The Matrix Resurrections,' 'Parallel Mothers,' and 'Don't Look Up'
A holiday review-a-palooza with ambitious new films from big-name directors: Paul Thomas Anderson, Lana Wachowski, Pedro Almodóvar, and Adam McKay.