The names have been changed but “Honey Boy” is based on Shia LaBeouf’s childhood as a young actor and what we see on screen is far from glamorous.

As a fan of the show, I can attest that “Downton Abbey” the film is a treat for devotees of the British television series. Newbies will still be able to enjoy the lighthearted fare that takes place at the real life Highclere Castle which substitutes for the show’s fictional Yorkshire estate,…

There’s nothing like a good LAPD action-thriller to entertain you for a couple of hours. “Training Day,” “Colors’” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Heat” come to mind, and of course hearing Jack Webb deliver the iconic lines "This is the city--Los Angeles, California." "I carry a badge." "My name's…

“Jojo Rabbit” won’t connect with everyone. But if it does, the film by Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) will take you on a rollercoaster ride filled with emotional ups and downs. Laughter turns into heartbreak in the same spirit as the director’s 2016 film “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” which f…

For moviegoers who shy away from documentaries, filmmaker Dan Krauss remains resolute to get the story out of 21-year-old Adam Winfield, a U.S. soldier who witnessed atrocities committed by his platoon against Afghanistan civilians, that he’s turned his 2014 documentary “The Kill Team” into …

Co-writers David Michôd and Joel Edgerton separate King Henry V from Shakespeare as the two venture into new territory with Timothée Chalamet leading the onslaught as Prince Hal, the boy who would be king. Edgerton pulls double duty by playing Sir John Falstaff as a weary but valiant warrior…

Cynthia Erivo’s spirited performance as the heroic Harriet Tubman who escaped slavery to become a freedom fighter for the Underground Railroad (and who should be on the $20 bill right now) is the highlight of the first biopic about the American abolitionist, suffragist, political activist an…

Robert Eggers returns with his sophomore offering after delivering one of the best horror films of the decade, 2016’s “The Witch.” Set in the 1890s just off the coast of Maine, the black and white film stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as a couple of lightkeepers, one a crusty veteran …

Based on Alvin Schwartz’s series of children’s books frightfully illustrated by Stephen Gammell, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” comes to life with the help of executive producer Guillermo del Toro under the direction of Norwegian filmmaker André Ovredal who brought us “Trollhunter” and …

Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s 1983 beloved book “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World,” writer-director Robin McKenna slams the brakes on this fast-paced world which revolves around commerce by using the spirit of Hyde’s novel to bring us four character-driven stories centered …

Eddie Murphy is his name and making audiences laugh is his game! He was great in 2006’s “Dreamgirls” and over the years the Oscar-nominated actor-comedian found success with “The Nutty Professor” and in animated form (“Shrek,” “Mulan”) but “Dolemite Is My Name” features the best performance …

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The nominations for the Fourth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards were unveiled today by The Critics Choice Association (CCA). The awards will be handed out at a gala event, hosted by “Property Brothers’” Jonathan Scott, on Sunday, November 10 at BRIC in Brooklyn, New York.

“Pain and Glory” is the 21st full-length feature by Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar. It is third part of a trilogy that began with 1987’s “Law of Desire” followed by 2004’s “Bad Education.” In each film, the central character is a filmmaker who is toying with the idea of a new project as desi…

Unpredictable and prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike returns with a story of two outlaws on the run from the Yakuza, Chinese gangster, and corrupt police officials in an entertaining amalgamate of violence, comedy and action.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and the perfect time to unveil Bill Haney’s new documentary about Texas immunologist and Nobel laureate James P. Allison, the executive director of Immunotherapy Platform at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger is breathtaking as iconic Hollywood movie star Judy Garland in Rupert Goold’s biopic “Judy,” based on Peter Quilter’s play “End of the Rainbow.”

Beneath a blanket of snow in an isolated section of the Catskill Mountains, secrets refuse to remain buried in the supernatural horror thriller “The Deeper You Dig” from filmmaking family Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams.

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