By Matt Prigge
As far back as the eye-slit that opened Salvador Dalì and Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou , cinema has used shocks to upset bourgeois standards—or at least get asses in the seats.
By Matt Prigge
According to a recent New York Times Magazine profile, Spike Jonze is so infantile, one of his friend’s kids thought he was a kid, too. Which is why it’s so improbable that his Maurice Sendak adaptation is forced and only hypothetically devastating.
By Matt Prigge
Once upon a time one needn’t go full-on Mel Gibson when tackling religious themes. Despite being a practicing Roman Catholic, director Leo McCarey directed the fairly pro-adultery "Love Affair." Atone he must, and atone he did.
By Matt Prigge
For some comics, success in England is enough. But for many, there’s always new land to conquer. Those who feel that way can at least look to Charlie Chaplin, who went from impoverished music hall runt to slapstick king.
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