Arthouse movies tend to challenge and provoke, but some, like Last Tango in Paris and The Devils, prove much more controversial than others.

Sometimes, it's a good film with contentious content. Other times, it's a terrible film that tries and fails to be transgressive. One thing is certain: When a film stirs up controversy, it's quite a ...

Today marks 51 years since one of the most controversial and influential horror films, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, first premiered in Austin, Texas, on October 1, 1974. Directed by Tobe Hooper, the ...

The flick is unavailable to stream via any subscription-based services, and it’s also conspicuously absent from digital retailers as a rental or download. Moreover, Kids also appears to be out of ...

Controversy in art and cinema reveals society’s boundaries, exposing the pressure points where cultural comfort meets disruptive truth. Films that generate genuine outrage achieve something more ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

What makes a film controversial spans diverse factors beyond simple obscenity or violence, encompassing social taboos around race and sexuality, political themes that threaten power structures, ...