Director/writer Melvin Van Peebles sparked the blaxploitation genre with thisfilm about a orphan who is groomed to be a sex show performer and framed for murder he didn’t commit. Set to a score by Earth, Wind, and Fire, this film devolves into an increasingly hallucinogenic world of violence and bigotry, where no one can be trusted and the possibility of death lurks at every corner.
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It’s the dawn of a new era for cult cinema in Pittsburgh! Row House Cinema’s Cult-O-Rama series is thrilled…
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In the yakuza genre of Japanese Cinema, Tokyo Drifter is a staple. Director Seijun Suzuki adds a 1960s pop art aesthetic to a classic tale of a badass gang enforcer trying to go straight… but his old rival has other plans for him.
One of the best Japanese films ever made, Tokyo Drifter is thrilling, stylish, and exciting. It’s got the look of a classic Bond movie, but a darker feel thanks to a seedy and dark narrative that makes it a classic yakuza film.
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One of director Masaki Kobayashi’s greatest films, Samurai Rebellion is set in the Edo period of Japan, where…
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One of the best romcoms of all time, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s early aughts classic is a love story, a coming of age tale, and a sports film all in one. Two prodigious basketball players meet, fall in love, and take wildly different paths through the world of high school, college, and professional basketball.
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This massively popular anime with fantastic animation and a very cool soundtrack from The Seatbelts is a house favorite. Like the original show, Cowboy Bebop is a sci-fi noir about a Star Wars-esque crew of bounty hunters trying to save a human settlement on Mars.
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Is this film amazing? Our staff is deeply divided. Some think this is one of the best-ever swashbuckling adventure movies with wonderful performances from Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and of course a rad CGI mummy. Decide for yourself.
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Don’t breath. Don’t look back.
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This early Wong Kar-wai film shows his developing directorial style and follows a disillusioned young man through 1960s Hong Kong. Starring Maggie Cheung and Andy Lau.
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Originally conceived as a segment of Chungking Express, Wong Kar-Wai’s Fallen Angels spun off into its own hallucinatory,…
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