For over two decades now, Gael García Bernal has trotted the globe, making films of international scope or leaving his mark on the era of Peak TV. Now Bernal finally enters that…
Netflix’s “Fear Street” film trilogy defines pure genre fun. Based on the books by R.L. Stine, they stick to the famous author’s style of easy scares and teenage humor. A major difference…
The making of Hulu’s documentary “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” began, as many risky endeavors must, by taking chances. For the highly accomplished Questlove, this…
“I Carry You with Me” is a love story in every sense of what the term means, but rooted in a stark and challenging reality. To be gay in many corners of…
Director Robert Machoian and actor Clayne Crawford had been waiting to make a movie together for years. The opportunity arrived when Machoian began to make observations about relationships decaying all around…
Guy Pearce is an actor intrigued by sincerity and the power of belief. First achieving wide recognition in 1997 with “L.A. Confidential,” Pearce has shown off his wide range in everything from…
A different kind of friendship forms in the shadows of “The Courier,” an elegant Cold War thriller that covers familiar territory with some refined acting. Familiar but not rehashed, the plot is…
More than three decades after Eddie Murphy won over audiences as Akeem Joffer, the lovable prince and heir to the throne of the fictional African kingdom of Zamunda in “Coming to America,”…
Director Kevin Macdonald has found powerful stories to tell through lives that have been trapped in extraordinary circumstances. His new film, “The Mauritanian,” recounts the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi…
Ever since his breakthrough role in “Manchester by the Sea” earned him an Oscar nomination, Lucas Hedges has been steadily delivering impressive performances, playing a wide range of roles in films like…
“The Little Things” brings together quite the ensemble of screen notables to cover a familiar crime scene. Denzel Washington, Jared Leto and Rami Malek have all won Oscars and…
Damson Idris has walked the streets of ‘80s Los Angeles as CIA wars abroad introduce crack cocaine into neighborhoods and traversed strange realms in twisted, dystopian fantasies. These roles in shows like…