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In Review: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'The Lost City'

In Review: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'The Lost City'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

This week brings two movies loaded with references to other movies, but only one could be described as "original."

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Founder Fever: Breaking Down 'The Dropout,' 'Super Pumped' and 'WeCrashed'

Founder Fever: Breaking Down 'The Dropout,' 'Super Pumped' and 'WeCrashed'

Scott Tobias

Three new shows about the rise and fall of start-up visionaries reveal the insidious power of confidence. And open offices.

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Minding the Gaps: 'Cruising' (1980)

Minding the Gaps: 'Cruising' (1980)

Keith Phipps

In 1980, William Friedkin provoked outrage with a lurid thriller set in New York's leather scene.

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In Review: 'X,' 'Deep Water,' 'The Outfit'

In Review: 'X,' 'Deep Water,' 'The Outfit'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

In a weekend of throwbacks, Ti West does a twist on 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,' Adrian Lyne brings sexy back after a two-decade absence and 'The Outfit' luxuriates in gangster style.

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What A Feeling!: Adrian Lyne in the '80s

What A Feeling!: Adrian Lyne in the '80s

Scott Tobias

With 'Flashdance,' '9 1/2 Weeks,' and 'Fatal Attraction,' the director's back-to-back-to-back hits aroused mainstream audiences and told a story about the decade.

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Dialogue: Discussing the Family Business Part 2: 'The Godfather Part II'

Dialogue: Discussing the Family Business Part 2: 'The Godfather Part II' ✦

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Our look at the three 'Godfather' films continues with the 'Part II,' a masterful film Francis Ford Coppola didn't even want to make.

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