There was originally supposed to be one more scene before the end of Unforgiven, and by cutting it, Clint Eastwood cemented the film's masterpiece status
The author of Smart Baseball spends his downtime writing film reviews. In honor of Opening Day, he explains why everyone needs to watch Sugar, why Trouble With the Curve is so terrible, and what makes for a good baseball movie.
From Raging Bull to Killers of the Flower Moon, we salute a murderers’ row of award-worthy films.
Matt Zoller Seitz writes about the films he saw on each of his birthdays from 1976 to 2023.
On the 50th anniversary of an essential Western, Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter.
A tribute to television news legend Barbara Walters
A guide to the latest on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming services, including The Batman, Licorice Pizza, and Criterion editions of Double Indemnity and Chan is Missing.
A preview of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which includes new films by David Cronenberg, Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt, Park Chan-wook, and many more.
A look back at Peter S. Traynor's Death Game, newly restored on Blu-ray and touring theaters nationwide.
An interview with author Barry Gifford and actor Lili Taylor about their new film, Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago, directed by Rob Christopher.
A preview of the movies that skipped the fall festivals that could still win the next Best Picture Oscar.
A masterful negotiation of the horror and comedy genres that's as effective today as it was 40 years ago.
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