What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?
My love of movies, Christmas, and life itself would look very different without Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece.
Sound Bites: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
Kevin Prchal’s ode to one of the finest holiday albums in Christmas movie history.
Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
12+1 questions about It’s A Wonderful Life, its unique memorabilia and most underappreciated character, her memories of Jimmy Stewart, and more!
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Some sweet gift ideas you can get for yourself or the movie lovers in your life.
The World of Classic Noir in 5 Items
Objects that best represent the genre, along with a noir film I love that features each one in some way.
Cary Brothers on ‘The Limey’
The L.A. singer, songwriter, and producer sweet-talks the 1999 Steven Soderbergh noir gem The Limey.
7 Hard-Boiled Lessons from Noir Films Old and New
I take comfort in knowing that film noir—a genre that has existed for almost 100 years—has seen it all before. So here are few timeless, hard-won lessons and the noir films that illustrate them.
Why I Love Noir: A Confession
You really wanna know why I like noir? All right, pull up a chair and gimme a light. I’ll tell you what I know.
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
12+1 questions about his experience shooting the neo-noir classic Fargo, Swedish cuisine, how to get eaten by CGI dinosaurs, what people often get wrong about him, and more.
Top 10 Noir Movies
Here’s the skinny: We put a couple gumshoes on the case to track down all of film noir’s low-lifes, grifters, heels, and molls so we could assemble a lineup worthy of this amazing genre.
Lucia Fasano on ‘M’
The L.A. comedian and musician sweet-talks the 1931 Fritz Lang classic M.
Home Is Where the Monsters Are: The Strange Sanctuary of ‘Little Monsters’ and ‘Nightbreed’
Little Monsters and Nightbreed, introduced within the horror universe in 1989 and 1990, both illustrate the benefits of discovering asylum outside of personal calamity in a realm occupied by monsters.
The 7 Types of Horror Fans
Throughout my years of watching horror movies, I’ve seen many different ways that people interact with the genre. Here are the 7 most common.
Interview: Designer Sam Smith talks horror and his Criterion cover of ‘House’
12+1 questions about the first time he saw House, his process designing the iconic Criterion Collection cover art, his take on the current state of horror movies, and more!
It’s Time to Return to M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’
By all cinematic standards of today, this film is not only masterfully conceived—it is among Shyamalan’s very best.
Invincible Czars’ Gothic Halloween Playlist
We asked the Austin-based instrumental group to put together a playlist of tracks that tie in with their live soundtrack experience with screenings of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire classic Nosferatu.
Creature Comfort: Why Horror is the Coziest Genre
Many horror fans have found solace in films meant to sow fear. Why might that be? Let’s grab a dim flashlight, slowly open a creaky wooden door, and explore.