Interview: Drummer Antonio Sánchez on Scoring ‘Birdman’
12+1 questions about getting pitched by Alejandro González Iñárritu, performing the score live, misconceptions about jazz musicians, his favorite comedies, and more.
Edgar Wright’s ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ Is the Fried Gold Standard for Genre Mixology
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End are effective comedies in their own right, but it’s how they brilliantly meld with other genres that makes them so exceptional and enduring.
The Funniest Old Hollywood Comedies You Might Have Missed
I’ve loved classic Hollywood for as long as I can remember. Here are some of my favorite underrated comedies from that era.
Gosh! 7 Surprising Facts About ‘Napoleon Dynamite’
Make yourself a dang case-a-dila and read this 20th anniversary celebration of Jared Hess’ quirky micro-budget Sundance comedy.
‘In the Heights’ Sings of COVID-Era America
A sudden crisis with an unknown duration. Increased outdoor interaction with neighbors and friends. Personal and political discontentment spilling out into the public square. Sound familiar?
Top 5 ‘Kill Bill’ Action Scenes
Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill saga pulls no punches with its stylish action. Here are its best moments.
The Island Sequence in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ is Textbook Action Cinema
A deep dive on the Isla Cruces showdown.
‘The Mask of Zorro’ is the Last Great Swashbuckler
The Mask of Zorro was our superhero classic before superhero products dominated en masse—the only difference being the costume and the mask.
Top 10 Action Movies
Come with us if you want to live vicariously through the stunts, shootouts, chases, fights, and other heart-pounding moments of our favorite action flicks.
Top 5 DreamWorks Animation Movies
Since its founding in 1994, DreamWorks Animation has been a Hollywood powerhouse and one of the great American animation studios. Here are their five best from the last 30 years.
Interview: ‘Little Women’ Screenwriter Robin Swicord
12+1 questions about developing 1994’s Little Women with Amy Pascal, capturing period dialogue, advice for her younger self and aspiring screenwriters, and more.
‘Tammy and the T-Rex’ is a Gloriously Flawed ‘90s Cult Classic
A sci-fi comedy featuring a large, mechanical T-Rex with a human brain? That’s cinema at its finest if you ask me.
Top 10 Movies of 1994
It’s been 30 years since we were introduced to the talkative hitmen, NBA hopefuls, and other compelling characters from the movies of 1994. Here are the ones we’ve stayed in love with all these decades later.
7 Types of Letterboxd Users
The Archivist, The Flake, The Rebel, and other archetypes mingling in the social network for cinephiles.
Don’t Think, Just Celebrate: March 10 is ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Day!
All the great things about the Tom Cruise movie that saved Hollywood.
What ‘Barbie’ Was Made For
12 assertions about Greta Gerwig’s essential, controversial, deeply human movie about dolls—and the movie event of 2023.
Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
The creator of The Podcast Around the Corner picks her favorite underrated scenes that feature love in many different forms.
Drake Doremus is Looking for Love in All the Taboo Places
A tour through the indie director’s impressive filmography shows a gentle and genuine kind of love that’s hard to find on screen.
‘About Time’ and the Beauty of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Life
This 2013 time-traveling romcom is a paean to love in all its forms.