According to Rotten Tomatoes, Willem Dafoe has mesmerized audiences with his exceptional performances in numerous films, but four stand out as his best. In "Platoon" (1986) directed by Oliver Stone, Dafoe's haunting portrayal of Sgt. Elias during the Vietnam War earned critical acclaim. "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000) saw him excel as the eerie vampire, Max Schreck, garnering high praise. Additionally, his roles in Wes Anderson's films were equally impressive; in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), Dafoe's performance added a…

Travel back to the thrilling days of the Apollo 11 launch with Fly Me to the Moon, screening this week at DCA. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, this sharp, stylish comedy-drama focuses on a marketing team, who are tasked with staging a fake moon landing as back-up for NASA's real mission.

Park Circus is delighted to share the brand new poster for The Terminator, exclusively revealed by Letterboxd.

I would have been about four years old when my paternal grandmother was living in her flat in Caracas where she had a long piece of polished wooden furniture in the lounge. This was a cabinet with a top lid and place for storage, a radio and a record player. To visit her was a celebration of music and improvised dances from my Abuela; my young aunties listening to Caribbean orchestras, mambos, danzón, merengues and guarachas that sounded so loud…

We've got an exciting mix of things showing this week, so let's get into it!

What happens when we invite University researchers into the cinema to talk about the real history of pirates after a screening of the early-aughts hit, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL? You find yourself embroiled in discussion about democracy on pirate ships, and if the pirate code is a real thing.

Opens August 2nd at Film at Lincoln Center.

Colombe Schneck reminiscences on watching Truffaut’s Small Change at Paris’s famous bohemian cinema 

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Here are our 20 favorite movies of the 2020s so far. Also, our show The Extra Credits ranked the best movies of 2023 below!

Meg Stalter has stolen enough scenes to legally qualify as felony grand theft. The comedian-turned-breakout internet star-turned-actress is known for her over-the-top characters, desperate women with delusions of grandeur and a signature quirk. As unhinged as they may be, Stalter plays them all straight. That's why it's so funny. It's a persona that she has perfected, which is why shooting her new movie caught her off-guard. "I was like, 'Wait, why do I feel so low now?' And it's like,…

This week on the Film Colossus Podcast, we make everybody mad by defending the much-maligned superhero masterpiece: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We talk about the differences between the theatrical and director’s cut and how they help the film’s themes and ideas coalesce into a commentary on a divided world.