Movie

What do you think was the most memorable part of last night’s Super Bowl? The live meme generator that was Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance? The big reveal of a new “Cloverfield” movie? Perhaps even the game...

As part of the awards campaign, before and after the AFI screening, Guillermo del Toro and his cast for “The Shape of Water” have been giving panel presentations. If you heard del Toro talk at Ebertfest,...

What was happening outside the movie theaters at this year’s AFI FEST 2017 was more provocative than the movies screened inside. The traditional programming contained Oscar-worthy movies as always, but the withdrawal of the festival’s only...

Luca Guadagnino’s acclaimed gay romance, “Call Me by Your Name,” emerged as the frontrunner at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards when nominations were announced yesterday. It received six nods for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male Lead (Timothée...

It’s very possible that when Spike Lee offered Netflix the idea of a series adaptation of “She’s Gotta Have It,” his pitch was simply a presentation of the 1986 film. The bare bones for the story is...

Nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards were announced this week, with Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” Malcolm D. Lee’s “Girls Trip” and Reginald Hudlin’s “Marshall” earning five nods apiece. Dee Rees’ “Mudbound” earned nominations for Outstanding Independent...

Most stories—most good ones, anyway—have a size. Sometimes they’re huge, on par with “Henry V” or “Gone with the Wind”; sometimes they’re tiny, focused on one person or relationship or moment in time, as with Richard...

“Coco” is the sprightly story of a young boy who wants to be a musician and somehow finds himself communing with other talking skeletons in the land of the dead. Directed by Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story...

Pixar’s new release is “Coco,” inspired by the Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos, when people share family stories and invite the spirits of their ancestors to visit. In the film, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) makes a journey...

2018 is already shaping up to potentially be a history-making year when we finally see more than one woman nominated in the category of Best Director at the Oscars. This victory will not come as a result of political sentiment...