The 45 Best Classic Movies (1970s and Earlier) You Can Stream Right Now
What exactly makes a movie a “classic” varies wildly and with the viewer, as does the appropriate timescale. For some, a movie from a decade ago might be eligible (I…
20 Movies That Have Definitely Not Aged Well
Movies date themselves for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes what seemed great when we were kids looks silly to adult eyes. Other times the whys are more complicated—think Rambo III…
12 Pre-Code Movies That Prove Hollywood Was Always Obsessed With Crime, Violence, and Sex
Screenshot: The Night Nurse This week in puzzling online discourse, a subset of Gen Z is looking wistfully back on the era of the Motion Picture Production Code, also known…
11 Expansive Cinematic Universes That Aren’t Marvel or Star Wars
Famous ghosts put on a ghoulish display at Japan baseball game The worlds of Ju-On and Ring, two Japanese horror mega-franchises that made it big in North America, weren’t linked…
What’s New on HBO Max in September 2022
It’s been a totally chill and normal month for HBO Max. Definitely nothing significant happened to affect the best streaming service around, like, say, new CEO David Zaslav canceling a…
30 Movies That Are Basically Perfect
Movies are all products of their time, but comedies are especially tricky. Laughter is often based on behavior that is in opposition to societal norms, so what’s funny to one…
18 Halloween Thrillers That Are Scary but Not Gory
Screenshot: The Conjuring/Warner Bros. I give director James Wan an awful lot of credit. After making a boatload of money creating the Saw franchise (a series of movies that popularized…
11 Halloween Movies That Aren’t Too Scary to Watch With Your Kids
Based on the children’s book by the great Neil Gaiman, Coraline leaves kids with a timeless message: Be careful what you wish for. The titular protagonist’s discovery of a strange…
30 of the Best Movies That Clock in at 90 Minutes or Less
Screenshot: Run Lola Run/Sony Pictures Classics Just when you thought blockbuster movies couldn’t possibly get any longer, the fine people at Universal Pictures announced the runtime for the next, long-delayed…
22 of the Best Car Movies That Aren’t Fast & Furious
Screenshot: Drive/FilmDistrict Since 2001, the Fast & Furious films have been the go-to for racing action spectaculars. They’re wildly popular, and justifiably so, though not to everyone’s taste. Maybe you’re…