Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a great example of a story that works on paper (as a graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley, specifically) but could never work on the big screen. Not unless Edgar Wright directed it, that is. But since it flopped at the box

Alejandro Iñárritu won back-to-back Best Director Oscars for his 2014 and 2015 films Birdman and The Revenant. While both films were technically complex, both were box office hits, and both films won Oscars for their lead actors and for cinematographer

Twenty years ago this week, Marvel Comics’ mutant heroes hit the big screen in the first blockbuster comic book movie of the modern era. X-Men set the tone for twenty years of comic book movies and gave Kevin Feige his first job producing a Marvel film.

The ninth film by Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is a meditation on the Hollywood machine. It’s also a very un-Tarantino-esque film – you’ll notice that we just used the word “meditation” to describe it. You can also follow us o

The coronavirus quarantine has been a boon to streaming, but our favorite film of the lockdown is a low-budget, retro, Twilight Zone-esque meditation on the power of storytelling in film. You are entering Legends Podcast. Tonight’s episode: The Vast of

Midsommar, directed by Ari Aster, was described by Jordan Peele as “the most idyllic horror film of all time.” But is this overstuffed feast of a horror flick as inscrutable as a set of IKEA instructions? You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPod

Uncut Gems dug up $50 million at the box office and scored heaps of praise for Adam Sandler, but is it a diamond in the rough of the SNL alum’s career? Or, like a great-looking but fake Rolex, is this film just a knock-off of a better movie? You can fo

Twenty years after Galaxy Quest’s release, Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary takes a look back at the film that Wil Wheaton called “the best Star Trek movie.” We review the historical documents with MovieDude Eric from Arthouse Legends. You can

Joaquin Phoenix’s turn as “Joker” swept like wildfire through the award shows and looted the box office. As widespread protests over systemic injustice spark riots and civil unrest, we ask the question: who’s laughing now? You can also follow us

David Lynch’s Dune was an adaptation of the world’s best-selling science fiction novel, an incredibly ambitious production, and a colossal failure at the box office. Denis Villeneuve’s remake is on its way, but can the original Dune movie awaken the sleep