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released: 1995

One of Shakespeare’s most indelible works is brought roaring to life in this explosive adaptation. The action is transposed from the 1400s to brutalist 1930s England, with the bloody civil war between the houses of Lancaster and York being waged by tanks and planes instead of cavalry. The switch isn’t merely cosmetic, though: in an […]

Like a long, slow drag of a cigar, Smoke is a patient pleasure. Adam Holender’s leisurely lingering camera and the film’s relaxed editing allow us to savor the actors’ performances and the thoughtful script uninterrupted, trusting in their ability to captivate us. And captivate us is exactly what novelist Paul Auster’s screenplay and the film’s […]

In the 1995 adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet play Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne, whose recent loss of wealth has them looking for suitable partners. Hugh Grant’s Edward Ferrars and Alan Rickman’s Colonel Brandon show their interest, but circumstances regarding love and money complicate their relationships […]