The director of 'Wendy and Lucy' and 'Meek's Cutoff' began her career with a darkly comic tale of hapless outlaws.

The war in Afghanistan is the backdrop to this misguided narrative of self-actualization.

A thriller even more jingoistic than its predecessor, whose greatest ambition was to achieve ‘Die Hard’ in the White House.

The director’s gorgeous new film is nearly indistinguishable from his other recent work.

A movie about ancient gods turning into flying robots should be more fun than this.

If you will give us a moment, we are going to defend the Oscars.

The best movies from the festival, and the film everybody's talking about.

The premiere episode looks at the merits of “13 Hours” and the fallout from the Oscar nominations.

The nominations are out, and we have snubs, surprises, and a strong field for Best Picture.

Michael Bay doesn’t have much to say about Benghazi, but he does entertain with a brutal effectiveness.

Oscar nominations often say more about the people who vote for them than they do about the movies themselves.

Reboots, remakes, and the return of Malick, Spielberg, and Scorsese.

From Ellis Island to Mars, this year's best movies took us far away.

First-time directors shone this year.

Stop-motion animation is more human than not in Charlie Kaufman’s touching, bittersweet sigh of a film.

David O. Russell’s quirky hero proves that in his filmmaking, buoyant, messy exuberance has its limits.