High and Low
September 26, 1986 | For moviegoers who associate Akira Kurosawa only with the teeming majesty of Ran and Kagemusha, or the kinetic adventure of The Hidden Fortress and Seven Samurai,…
The Immortal Akira Kurosawa
The Belcourt Theater in Nashville and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present Kurosawa retrospectives in August 2025. Throughout much of his life in his native Japan, Akira Kurosawa…
Pomp, Polanksi & Paranoia: Remembering Cannes 1986
Some folks were afraid terrorists would strike. Others were suspicious that the fix was in. May 22, 2025 | “So how come Rambo isn’t coming here, eh?” The question, posed…
Fruitvale Station
July 19, 2013 | Although he has a real-life story of relatively recent vintage to tell in Fruitvale Station – one that, in light of the Trayvon Martin killing and its…
Action Jackson
February 12, 1988 | Faster than a speeding hit man, more powerful than a ninja killer, and able to leap over careening taxis in a single bound: Jericho Jackson is…
Household Saints
October 1, 1993 | During an intense heat wave in the summer of 1949, some cardplayers in New York’s Little Italy go a little crazy. Joseph Santangelo (Vincent D’Onofrio), a sly…
Four Little Girls
February 20, 1998| Time is a thief that robs us of the past. As years go by, memories fade, outrage cools and witnesses are forever silenced. Which is all the more…
Texasville
September 28, 1990| It’s 1984 in the Texas town of Anarene, and things have changed a lot in the 30-odd years since the last picture show closed down. Duane Jackson (Jeff…
Five Corners
May 7, 1988 | Playwright John Patrick Shanley wrote the script for Five Corners long before turning his attention to Moonstruck, the film for which he earned this year’s Academy…
A Man of No Importance
January 13, 1995 | Some actors are content to rely on safe tricks and familiar tics as they grow older. Others — Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood — are more eager…