Movies

Every year, the Oscars get it wrong. By “it,” I mean the nominations and, later, the winners—and by “wrong,” I mean that their choices fail to completely line up with your own personal favorites. Naturally, then, it’s inevitable that...

The Oscar-nominated Shorts programs continue to attract audiences either looking to complete their Oscar viewing list or just curious cinephiles seeking works from new voices from around the world. This year’s crop is a mostly solid bunch and difficult...

Why has horror and romance complemented one another so seamlessly since the dawn of storytelling? It can be scary to put one’s heart on the line, especially when falling for someone whom you don’t know in their entirety. They...

LA is the city of dreams, both broken and fulfilled, in director Bart Layton’s crime thriller “Crime 101.” From “The Incomer” to “American Animals,” Layton’s films have always focused on grifters, con men, and everyone in between; characters who...

Based on James Patterson’s best-selling novels, the first season of Prime’s “Cross” followed homicide detective Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge), whose insurmountable grief following his wife’s murder clashed with his search for serial killer Ed Ramsey (Ryan Eggold). With Ramsey...

In “My Father’s Shadow,” the deeply moving debut feature of British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr., two young brothers—Aki (Godwin Egbo) and Remi (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo)—travel with their often-absent father, Fọlárìn (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), from their rural home in the Nigerian...