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Lifetime Channel’s highest-rated premiere in four years was Christine Swanson’s “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.” The film stars a dazzling Aunjanue Ellis as Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, the manager, choir director, and mother (sometimes in that...

The trials and tribulations of the young have long been a popular topic in fiction, and for good reason. Our teens and early 20s are rife with rites of passage, heightened emotion, and endless opportunity for...

With its combination of dysfunctional family drama and road trip hijinks, “Braking for Whales” practically announces its desire to be considered the next “Little Miss Sunshine.” While I can understand why others might have liked that...

A star vehicle for young character actor George MacKay (“Pride”) and a visual tour-de-force that gets high on its its own look and sound, “True History of the Kelly Gang” seems at first as if it’s going to be one...

Justin Kurzel’s “True History of the Kelly Gang” initially tackles the myth of Ned Kelly by way of the Aussie gangster’s childhood, introducing an unforgiving world through his eyes. Portrayed by Orlando Schwerdt at this age, Ned sees...

“Extraction” is based on a graphic novel that was written, and is now adapted by, “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Joe Russo as a starring vehicle for Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. Shorn of his blonde locks, his mighty hammer,...

Netflix’s latest animated series for adults, “The Midnight Gospel” is about … um, I don’t know where to start. It’s a show that’s designed to rewire the way you take in information aurally and visually, blending...

As multi-layered as the massively influential group it chronicles, Spike Jonze’s “Beastie Boys Story” is many things at the same time. It is a document of an event in New York City, produced and directed by...

Cinema/Chicago and Amazon Studios are inviting viewers to watch a virtual Q&A at 8pm CT tonight (April 22nd, 2020) with writer/director Tayarisha Poe and executive producer Chaz Ebert about their acclaimed film, “Selah and the Spades,” which...

The family at the center of the animated movie “The Willoughbys” is not a happy one. Father and Mother (voiced by Martin Short and Jane Krakowski, respectively) love each other very much, but that affection does...