It was the year of the penguin and the gay cowboy -- but don't forget the Chinese theme park and Syrian bride. Here are 10 brilliant but forgotten films you won't want to miss.

The gore-comedy for seen-it-all post-‘70s teens, full of rock & roll, sex and monsters, debuted in the dawn of MTV

Meet XRISM, the telescope collaboration between JAXA and NASA that could reveal the universe's secrets

This visual explosion could have been a radically great film -- then the director found out it's all about the Jennifer.

Warner Home Video recently released its new Stanley Kubrick video and DVD collection -- and already the purists are pointing out its imperfections.

Commissioner Ray Kelly's NYPD has been deeply corrupt and criminal. Now the city elite want him to run the town

Pick of the week: Shirley Clarke's once-banned "The Connection" is a lean, mean saga of jazz, junk and rebellion

It's a long way from the Oscars, and no sign of Bradley Cooper. But "American Sniper" is the story nevertheless

Was 1936 Hitchcock's very best year? Two thrillers, including the director's weirdest movie ever, make the case.

Mark Cousins speaks to Salon about the most exciting movies that've pushed boundaries and broken rules this decade

Is legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans feeding us a load of crap in this documentary? When it's this much fun, who really cares?

After Swift decided to pull her back catalog, Spotify reacted--poetically enough--like an obsessive ex

Unfairly maligned as the third-best punk scene, L.A.'s importance is captured in this essential new anthology