‘Comedy is a Grim Business’: The Creation of a Slapstick Masterwork
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‘Comedy is a Grim Business’: The Creation of a Slapstick Masterwork

James Curtis recalls the wild story behind the comedy classic ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.’

‘Wealthy Soul’: Mercy in a Cynical World
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‘Wealthy Soul’: Mercy in a Cynical World

This drama is a hopeful reminder that true wealth comes from within.

‘Flag Day’: How Small-Town America Shows Big Love for This Country
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‘Flag Day’: How Small-Town America Shows Big Love for This Country

One indie film flies the red, white, and blue in a show of great patriotism.

July Sizzlers: Something for Everyone on Screens Both Big and Small
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July Sizzlers: Something for Everyone on Screens Both Big and Small

The final, unofficial last of Hollywood’s summer months promises some big hits and likely a few misses.

‘Supergirl’: This New Superstar Is Going to Be Around for a While
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‘Supergirl’: This New Superstar Is Going to Be Around for a While

Subpar “Supergirl” serves to whet the appetite for when neonate superstar Milly Alcock gets the chance to work with a stronger director.

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‘Comedy is a Grim Business’: The Creation of a Slapstick Masterwork

‘Comedy is a Grim Business’: The Creation of a Slapstick Masterwork

James Curtis recalls the wild story behind the comedy classic ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.’

‘Bigger Than Life’: When Medicine Turns Menacing

‘Bigger Than Life’: When Medicine Turns Menacing

Nicholas Ray’s drama studies how illness, medication, and pride can wreck a respectable household.

‘Wealthy Soul’: Mercy in a Cynical World

‘Wealthy Soul’: Mercy in a Cynical World

This drama is a hopeful reminder that true wealth comes from within.

‘Flag Day’: How Small-Town America Shows Big Love for This Country

‘Flag Day’: How Small-Town America Shows Big Love for This Country

One indie film flies the red, white, and blue in a show of great patriotism.

July Sizzlers: Something for Everyone on Screens Both Big and Small

July Sizzlers: Something for Everyone on Screens Both Big and Small

The final, unofficial last of Hollywood’s summer months promises some big hits and likely a few misses.

‘Captains of the Clouds’: Canada Takes to the Skies

‘Captains of the Clouds’: Canada Takes to the Skies

A cocky bush pilot learns about teamwork during WWII.

‘Savage House’: Foul, Festering Farce Is Far From ‘Pride and Prejudice’

‘Savage House’: Foul, Festering Farce Is Far From ‘Pride and Prejudice’

The film’s overemphasis of the 18th-century’s dearth of hygiene feels like smoke and mirrors. It has little new to say about upward mobility.

‘Gangland’: Lou Diamond Phillips is Excellent in Depressing Rez Film

‘Gangland’: Lou Diamond Phillips is Excellent in Depressing Rez Film

While director Grashaw made a movie that feels deeply authentic in its bleak portrait of reservation life, there’s no hope to lighten the weight of it all.

‘Stroomop’: Healing Takes a Detour

‘Stroomop’: Healing Takes a Detour

Therapy gets wet and messy in this South African river drama.