1990s
For this Queerly Ever After, Amanda Jane Stern takes a look at the 1996 film: Different for Girls.
On the surface, Sphere — a 1998 flop directed by Barry Levinson and adapted from Michael Crichton’s hit sci-fi thriller — is perfect for lockdown.
Celebrating its Blu-Ray, courtesy of Criterion, Crash remains one of Cronenberg’s most fascinating and daring cinematic provocations to date.
Fruit Chan’s Made in Hong Kong’s bleak tale of alienated youth should appeal to anyone who has ever felt the future slipping away from them.
Even if GoldenEye might not be the game-changing masterpiece that it could have been, it does play the Bond game well.
The way in which Goodfellas used witty gangster dialogue, innovative editing technique and creative genre features makes the film a timeless classic.
By analysing the different ways that True Romance could’ve been structured, we can clearly see the stylistic differences between two filmmakers.
With its flashes of humor and music, The Hole is a disturbingly timely depiction of humanity in crisis that speaks to our current isolation.
A notorious box office flop, revisiting Waterworld today reveals a sturdy but middling treasure, as astonishing as it is underwhelming.
Of all the crime films to emerge from the 90s, Carl Franklin’s neo-noir masterpiece One False Move stands as one of the forgotten gems.
With its diverse cast, well fleshed-out characters, and stylistic choices, Go Fish is a must-watch.
Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk (The Stranger) attempts two examinations of India – one of gender dynamics and the other a much more philosophical look.
Nancy Kelly’s Thousand Pieces of Gold is a subtly brilliant revisionist western replete with period atmosphere and an original story.
We discuss Darren Aronofsky’s Pi, a film about conspiracies and obsessions that is relevant in the modern age.
Violence is key to the narrative of Grosse Pointe Blank, and it forces Martin Blank to contend with who he was and who he has become.