Michael Sragow

Shouldn't critics be asking "where the American Buñuel, Bergman, or Fellini is," says Walter Hill, whose career challenges cliched notions of the "action film"

Satyajit Ray, the Indian Chekhov, typically earned $3,300 for writing, producing, directing, and composing the score for one of his limpid, masterly feature films

Will The Wild Bunch ride again? The prospect of an JSC-17 rating has derailed a release of the director ‘s cut and may keep a new generation from experiencing its electrifying complexities

A new video of the famous 1957 film reveals the epic ambition, visual intelligence, and human depth of the director of Great Expectations, Lawrence of Arabia, and A Passage to India