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Better Late Than Never?

  • Better Late Than Never? Post Office by Charles Bukowski

    America’s foremost chronicler of the boozy underclass wrote a lot of himself into his debut novel.

    August 16, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Better Late Than Never? Meat Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell

    Does Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s ’70s behemoth have anything to offer fresh ears?

    June 20, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Annie Hall

    Better Late Than Never? Woody Allen

    A latecomer checks in with three Woody Allen classics.

    April 11, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • The Thing From Another World/The Thing

    Better Late Than Never? The Thing From Another World/The Thing

    The Howard Hawks and John Carpenter classics come from the same novel, but offer different—but great—films.

    February 28, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Stephen King

    Better Late Than Never? Stephen King’s The Stand

    Can nuance survive the apocalyptic struggle between Good and Evil?

    February 14, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer

    Better Late Than Never? Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer

    Can the horror film that set new standards in realistic violence in 1990 cut quite as deep two decades later?

    January 31, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Sex And The City

    Better Late Than Never? Sex And The City

    Playing catch-up with six seasons of a divisive series.

    January 17, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Bill Hicks

    Better Late Than Never? Bill Hicks

    Can the patron saint of alternative comedy still impress when his disciples have made his style commonplace?

    January 3, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Tron

    Better Late Than Never? Tron

    Loading up the original Tron for the first time.

    December 20, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    Better Late Than Never? The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    A Rocky Horror virgin tries to go all the way.

    December 6, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Karate Kid

    Better Late Than Never? The Karate Kid

    A Rocky defender checks in on the underdog sports movie he didn’t see the first time around.

    November 24, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Belle & Sebastian

    Better Late Than Never? Belle & Sebastian's If You’re Feeling Sinister

    Getting a feel for a Scottish indie-pop classic.

    November 8, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    Better Late Than Never? The Nightmare Before Christmas

    Is now the time to catch up with a beloved Halloween puppet musical?

    October 25, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

    Better Late Than Never? The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

    Taking the circular route back to Douglas Adams’ merry depiction of life’s probable meaninglessness.

    October 11, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Joni Mitchell

    Better Late Than Never? Joni Mitchell's Blue

    Discovering the exquisite sadness and terrifying joy of a Joni Mitchell masterpiece.

    September 27, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Ray Bradbury

    Better Late Than Never? Fahrenheit 451

    As book-burning rears its ugly head again, a writer pays a late visit to an anti-censorship classic and finds some mixed messages.

    September 13, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Steven Spielberg directs Tom Hanks and crew in Saving Private Ryan

    Better Late Than Never? Saving Private Ryan, Band Of Brothers, and The Pacific: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ World War II

    A World War II obsessive pays an overdue visit to some prominent depictions.

    August 30, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Big Star

    Better Late Than Never? Big Star

    The late, great band from Memphis gets an overdue first spin.

    August 16, 2010 | 1:33pm -

  • Footloose

    Better Late Than Never? Footloose

    Is it too late to get footloose?

    August 2, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • A Fistful Of Dollars

    Better Late Than Never? A Fistful Of Dollars/For A Few Dollars More 

    Catching up with what came before The God, The Bad And The Ugly.

    July 19, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Predator

    Better Late Than Never? Predator

    Two future governors. One alien. Lots of guns. How does it look to a newcomer?

    July 7, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Nashville

    Better Late Than Never? Nashville

    A belated visit to Altman’s American panorama.

    May 17, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Wild One

    Better Late Than Never? The Wild One

    Is "Whadda ya got?" enough?

    April 19, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Office

    Better Late Than Never? The Office

    Is it worth squirming through the show that inspired the show Americans like to squirm through?

    April 5, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess

    Better Late Than Never? A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess

    Time to catch up with Burgess’ angry-young-man classic, O my brothers?

    March 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Super Mario Bros.

    Better Late Than Never? Super Mario Bros.

    A videogame expert corrects a startling omission.

    March 8, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Better Late Than Never? On The Road

    Is it ever too late to hit the road?

    February 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Grease

    Better Late Than Never? Grease

    A film writer finally experiences the classic musical about a magical version of the ’50s that never were.

    February 8, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Wire: Season One

    Better Late Than Never? The Wire: Season One  

    Taking an overdue plunge into the mean streets of David Simon's Baltimore.

    January 25, 2010 | 12:06pm -

  • The State

    Better Late Than Never? The State

    A belated check-in with one of the most influential comedy forces of the last two decades.

    January 11, 2010 | 12:00pm -