We’re giving love to New York City, baby: the Big Apple, the Greatest City on Earth, the Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made (Oh), and the inspiration for some of the best movies ever made – period. Godfather? Check. Goodfellas? Check. Do the Right Thing? Check. You get the picture. It’s little wonder that the five boroughs have played … [Read more...]
Alexandre Aja’s Five Favorite Films
The Oxygen and Crawl director pays tribute to Spielberg, Kubrick, and a 1950s classic that may surprise some fans still traumatized by his early work. Source: Alexandre Aja’s Five Favorite Films << Rotten Tomatoes – Movie and TV News … [Read more...]
‘Paddington 2’ unseats ‘Citizen Kane’ on Rotten Tomatoes meter. How did that happen?
The 1941 film “Citizen Kane” has long sat atop Rotten Tomatoes’ leaderboards as the site’s highest reviewed piece of cinema. Then the site added a negative “Kane” review from 1941, thus killing the film’s perfect rating and putting “Paddington 2” in the top slot. Source: https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/ … [Read more...]
7 Pioneering LGBTQ Publications Whose Critics Offer A Rare Insight into Queer Cinematic History
Rotten Tomatoes is celebrating Pride with our new section, Rainbow Tomatoes, where you can find guides to the best and most groundbreaking LGBTQ movies and shows to stream. As part of the celebration, we’re spotlighting some of the work our archival team has been doing in bringing more LGBTQ publications into the … [Read more...]
THE 150 BEST FEMALE-DIRECTED MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
For Women’s History Month, Rotten Tomatoes is commemorating the work of female directors throughout the 21st Century. Our guide to the 150 best-reviewed movies by women filmmakers since 2000 includes documentary marvels like Nanfu Wang’s One Child Nation and Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson as well as unforgettable narrative features like Marielle … [Read more...]
