An artful examination of a brutal subject.

Lumet’s most earnest and lasting commentary on the messiness and sublime complexity of human beings.

A sweeping film at the intersection of life and art, politics and performance, the intimate and the epic. 

After nearly a century of critics, scholars, and moviegoers singing its praises, the answer to what makes the film endure remains simple, if rather dissatisfying: Movie Magic.  

Francis Ford Coppola’s film has a mythological place in American culture and history.  

This is a strange film. Nothing quite compares.

A film about the face as an open and accessible site of truth, leaving any attempt to conceal, deny, or disfigure the face a crime against Nature.

A film about women sharing their histories and memories.

Gene Tierney plays an icon who entrances everyone around her, but the performer’s life off-camera lends the role tragic insight that makes the film unforgettable.