In Rob Reiner’s 1987 fantasy comedy The Princess Bride, we meet Buttercup (Robin Wright), a young woman on a small farm in the kingdom of Florin. According to the Narrator (Peter Falk), Buttercup enjoys two things above all: riding her horse and tormenting the farmboy, Wesley (Cary Elwes). Whenever Buttercup tells Wesley to do something, … Read more

Titanic (1997)Director: James CameronScreenwriter: James CameronStarring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Louis Abernathy, Gloria Stuart In the internet era, public opinion can shift in an instant. Even before social media amplified every voice, cultural events inspired fierce debate … Read more

Titanic (1997)Director: James CameronScreenwriter: James CameronStarring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Louis Abernathy, Gloria Stuart In an era when anyone with internet access can shape public conversation in real time, opinions swing fast and broadly. Even in the … Read more

The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw opens with a striking, intimate image: Zac Efron rising from bed, every muscle, vein and scar revealed in close-up. That first glimpse is not simply about physical … Read more

The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James Sean Durkin, the writer-director who gained attention for films such as The Nest, returns with The Iron Claw, a stark, emotionally precise portrait of the Von Erich family and their life inside … Read more

Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a quietly meditative film that traces the life of a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo. Under Wim Wenders’ attentive direction, the film becomes a … Read more

Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a quiet, contemplative film by Wim Wenders that studies the dignity of ordinary life. It follows Hirayama, a middle-aged man in Tokyo whose work is to … Read more

Portrait painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is summoned to an isolated island to paint an unwilling subject: Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). The commission comes from Héloïse’s mother (Valeria Golino) as part of an arranged match—Héloïse herself did not consent. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) unfolds as a measured, sensory … Read more

Portrait painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned to paint an extremely reluctant Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) for a prospective husband—an arrangement made by Héloïse’s mother (Valeria Golino), not by Héloïse herself. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) unfolds as a slow-burning exploration of desire, passion, and love. The film … Read more

Before Sunset unfolds like a race against the clock on a flawless summer afternoon. The light is golden, the city feels wide open, and the entire film conveys the rare sensation that anything might still be possible. Released on February 10, 2004, Before Sunset is the middle chapter of Richard Linklater’s acclaimed Before Trilogy. It … Read more