We hate this movie, because it's so incredible effective. One of the most shameless 1970s movies of all, it has a handmade quality that makes it violence and cruelty feel all the more real.
Alien is one of the most beloved classic horror movies and no classic comes out of thin air. The film was the culmination of two horror trends from the 1970s. One of these trends was retro at the ...
Also, they did a lot of cocaine. Like David O. Russell, Jason Reitman is a polarizing filmmaker, but he got to making a proper “SNL” movie first, and he made a 1970s New York movie in the process.