
Tells the story of Vladek who sneaks into a smuggling gang. He manages to get women and dough. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Love of Anuradha (1960) Hrishikesh Mukherjee

A lonely housewife, who gave up her promising singing career to marry an idealistic village-doctor, begins to regret her decision. Read More »
Room Temperature (2025) Dennis Cooper

A family’s annual haunted house tradition becomes dominated by the father’s obsessive vision Read More »
Mackan (1977) Birgitta Svensson

Mackan’s real name is Margaret. She is 14 and move a lot because her father is employed at the Railroad Company. Read More »
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) Leonard Fields

A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny–and bankrupt–kingdom of Belgardia. Read More »
Stand-In (1937) Tay Garnett, Leslie Howard

Atterbury Dodd is an efficiency expert who believes everything can be reduced to mathematics. He is sent to Hollywood to see whether Colossal Pictures is a good investment. Read More »
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Robert Z. Leonard

At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings Read More »
Author! Author! (1982) Arthur Hiller, Al Pacino

Playwright Travalian feels pulled limb from limb these days. He has a Broadway play in rehearsal and they want rewrites. Read More »
The Tao of Steve (2000) Jenniphr Goodman

Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Zen-like system of seduction. Read More »
Agenda: Grinding America Down (2010)

When Idaho Legislator Curtis Bowers wrote a “letter to the editor” about the drastic changes in America’s culture Read More »