10 Classic “So-Bad-They’re-Good” Films
Success sticks out in memory, but so too do failures, especially the bad ones. Here are ten films that fall so flat on their face that you can't help but hit rewind.
James Orbesen
8 Low-Budget Films That Delivered Big
Money isn't everything, although in filmmaking it counts for a lot. These eight films defied their minuscule budgets.
Is It Always Better to Think Things Through Twice?
Columnist Stanley Fish's collection of works has readers reconsidering how they form their opinions.
The Creep of Neoliberalism’s Effects Are Explored in ‘Disaster Capitalism’
A cool, hard look at the global structures that profit from those of us who are most vulnerable.
What Can Be Said About ‘I Spit On your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine’?
This can be said: spit this one out.
The 10 Films in ‘Attack of the Killer B’s’ Replicates the Ethos of B-films Rather Well
In B-films such as these, there’s usually something there to be found, a something resulting from a film’s flaws, rather than its flawlessness.
The Word of the Day Is Legacy, As in Pee-wee Herman’s Legacy
In an era of TV antiheroes, of irony, grittiness, postmodern sensibilities galore, a character like Pee-wee Herman, emphasized in Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special, is cutting edge.
‘Houston, We Have A Narrative: Why Science Needs Story’ — Just Not This Story
Houston, do we have a problem?
‘Coin-Operated Americans’ Tells of the Time When Arcades Took the Children of Displaced Workers
America’s youth crowded arcades, deposited quarters, and saw a way out of the modern, productive industrial economy of the post-war US and into the postmodern, postindustrial consumer economy that we inhabit today.
Craven, Freddy, and That Dream in Your Head
Wes Craven let Freddy Krueger into our world. With the director now departed, what remains of his monster in our minds?
Queen Said It Best: We Are the Champions
The Invaders considers the tenuous position of the planet's top dogs.
Eight Films That Didn’t Deserve Their Initial Reception
There are films that slipped through the cracks, not finding their stride upon release. Either these films baffled critics, were ignored by audiences, or became subjected to the whims of a cruel market.