1970s
With Easter just around the corner, it felt like the perfect time to check The Omen off my list.
“The Strangler” is a strange, seductive film that paved the way for many to follow, yet never received a U.S. theatrical release…until now.
John Frankenheimer’s forgotten 1979 B-movie “Prophecy” cashed in on the “Jaws” trend with an awesome man-versus-killer bear adventure.
Grounded by the incredible performance of Sissy Spacek and the masterful direction of De Palma, Carrie is a horror masterpiece that defies convention.
Overall it may fall short, but In the Realm of the Senses is a beautiful-looking film with a calming yet haunting score that touches on some urgent themes.
For the last few decades, Dansereau has been toting Dream Life around to women’s studies classes in order for it to be seen.
In the 1970s, a decade many have argued was the best time for cinema, film adaptations of bestselling novels were more common.
There’s no time like the present to revisit Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and be reminded that Sonia Braga is one of cinema’s brightest-ever stars.
Ultimately, films like The Craft, The Love Witch, and even The Witch wouldn’t be the same without Romero’s should-be classic, Season of the Witch.
While Piranha may not be the best horror film, even boarder lining ridiculous at times, it is undeniably entertaining.
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie goes into the mythology around the song that runs deep and wide, resonating with so many.
While the Boston movie itself seems to have gone the way of the Western, the appeal of its core themes, and its sensibility seems to remain.
Promoted as being based on a true story, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reached into the recesses of the mind, pushing audience expectations to a new level.
Even more so than its celebratory aspects, Harold and Maude holds a special place in my heart because of what it meant to me when I first watched it.
A 50th Anniversary retrospective on Steven Spielberg’s first feature-length film, Duel, and its place in Nixon’s America.
