'Blade Runner' was one of several dystopian science-fiction films to tank in the early and middle '80s. 'Tron,' 'The Dark Crystal,' 'The Keep,' 'Labyrinth': none found a large audience. Richard Corliss 80saudienceblade Change image and share on social
In film schools of the future, professors will teach 'Tammy' as an object lesson in Making Everything Go Wrong. Richard Corliss filmfuturelesson Change image and share on social
The visual team of 'Blade Runner' - one of the last big fantasy movies to be made without much computer graphics finery - worked directly for Scott, who sketched each of his prolific ideas on paper (they were called 'Ridley-grams'). Richard Corliss bigbladecall share on social
You know it's Oscar season when you see a slew of new movies based on true stories whose resolutions you can find in three seconds on Wikipedia. Richard Corliss basefindmovie Change image and share on social
Jimmy Stewart lived for movies, fought for his country, and died for love. Now isn't that a wonderful life? Richard Corliss countrydiefight Change image and share on social
Africa is the continent that the rest of the world prefers not to think about. Richard Corliss africacontinentprefer Change image and share on social
The music was the best thing about the Four Seasons and the central asset of the 'Jersey Boys' show. By concentrating on the group's personal wrangling, to the near exclusion of their songs, Clint Eastwood has jettisoned the joy and made this a one-Season movie: winter in New Jersey. And, man, that's bleak. Richard Corliss assetbleakboy share on social
For my wife Mary Corliss and me, 'Colbert' has been destination viewing. Even in the early years, we never took the show's excellence for granted, agreeing that someday we'd look back on the double whammy of 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' as the golden age of TV's singeing singing satire. Richard Corliss ageagreeback share on social
Musical chairs or Russian roulette? Sometimes there's as much tense drama in the casting of a Hollywood movie as there is in the finished product. Richard Corliss castchairdrama Change image and share on social
Tarantino's movies are smartly intoxicating cocktails of rampage and meditation; they're in-your-face, with a mac-10 machine pistol and a quote from the Old Testament. They blend U.S. and European styles of filmmaking; they bring novelistic devices to the movie mall. Richard Corliss blendbringcocktail share on social