Tyler Sage - KRock 1017

Tyler Sage lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. You can find his other work at tylersage.substack.com, and on Twitter at @tk_sage.

The end of televised cigarette ads changed everything from the entertainment industry to advertising itself.

Ken Russell's direction and Paddy Chayefsky's script combine for almost-great things.

A soundtrack by Queen and stunning visuals make for an unforgettable masterpiece.

Gary Trudeau's strip paved new ground for political commentary.

Actress's comedic chops rescued what could otherwise have been a disastrous movie.

With its focus on technological dystopia, 007's 1997 film feels like it could have been made yesterday.

Sequel was a self-aware meta-commentary on Burt Reynolds' time as a leading man coming to an end.

Richard O'Brien's musical has mounted the longest continual run in film history.

'Up in Smoke' follow-up continues drug-addled silliness - but even more drug-addled and silly.

Whoa ... let's party on with the 1989 movie that helped define a generation of underachieving stoners.