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Movies are all products of their time, but comedies are especially tricky. Laughter is often based on behavior that is in opposition to societal norms,…

Brotherhood of the Wolf tells the tale of a couple of monster-hunters in 1700s France on the trail of The Beast of Gevaudan, a werewolf…

Twin Peaks, the revival of a beloved early ‘90s TV property, succeeds as a triumph of anti-nostalgia—or, more accurately, as a show that radiates ambivalence…

With two major, star-studded, serious films out this year, 84-year-old Ridley Scott still as spry a director as ever—and as grumpy, too. He blamed the…

The Goonies is the one ‘80s classic I never managed to see as a kid. By the time I watched it in college, it was…

Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars, past their primes (at least as convention would have it), appearing in an over-the-top psychological horror with Grand Guignol sensibilities...it…

Another iconic Tim Curry performance, another cult classic! This 1975 movie is simple, really. As Roger Ebert put it, it’s a “horror-rock-transvestite-camp-omnisexual-musical parody.” If I…

It’s shocking how readily available Carnival of Souls is (just look at that list of streamers). The first time I saw it, it was on…