Music Box

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

A dancer, said choreographer Maurice Béjart, must be half nun, half boxer. Possibly the same applies to documentary makers; whether it was grace or pugnacity that won Wiseman his startling access...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

A treat from Hollywood's most unlikely Midas: an original fairy tale, screenplay by Caroline Thompson from a story and...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Why did the fans turn late-nite screenings of this cult favourite into an elaborate ritual of dressing-up, singing along, throwing rice and waving cigarette lighters? Well, for one thing, the...

The House Of The Devil

Ti West’s slow-burn horror movie is cast with numerous cult icons, past and present—from Cujo mom Dee Wallace to mumblecore muse Greta Gerwig. The film’s grainy textures make it seem...

The Maid

Raquel (Saavedra) has a bad attitude. A woman in her early forties, she’s been the live-in housekeeper for a kind, moderately wealthy family for half her life, and the joyless repetition...

The Messenger

You’ve watched these scenes before, awful in their heartbreak, most memorably in Saving Private Ryan: Steven Spielberg frames an army mother in silhouette as...