‘The General’: Buster Keaton’s 100-Year-Old Comedy Streams Free — and Inspired Modern Blockbusters
Charlie Chaplin's 1926 comedy The General is streaming free, a century-old stunt spectacle that inspired Dead Reckoning and Minions & Monsters.
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Movie Reviews8.4/10
Willy Wonka’s Bad Reviews Didn’t Stop It Becoming a Children’s Classic
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971): Gene Wilder's cane entrance, the Golden Ticket kids, and why a flop became a classic.
Movie Reviews10/10
Casablanca” at 10/10: A Cynic’s Nightclub, a Woman He Lost, and the Choice That Still Lands”
Casablanca (1942): Bogart, Bergman, and a nightclub in Vichy Morocco. How the film got made, why the ending still lands, and why it endures.
Movie Reviews9.2/10
The Wizard of Oz at 9.2: MGM’s Most Expensive Gamble, and the Film That Outlived Its Ledger
MGM spent $2.7M on The Wizard of Oz and didn't profit until 1949. How a money-losing 1939 musical became the most seen film in cinema history.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Titanic at 7.9: Cameron’s Engineering Marvel Wrapped Around a Working Melodrama
James Cameron's Titanic: 194 minutes, a $200M gamble, and a love story that still sinks audiences. Why it earns a 7.9.
Movie Reviews9.2/10
The Godfather: 9.2/10
Paramount bought Puzo's novel for $80,000, fought its own director over Brando, and still made the film that defined the Corleones.