Though there are spooky moments here and there, this is no horror film but a sensitive character study about a group of people edging their way out of loss.

A complex portrait of New York City law enforcement and the citizenry.

A timely film centering on a young female comedian with a host of personal issues.

Jigsaw puzzles as a vehicle for women’s lib.

A contemporary twist on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.

Their relationship may be rotten, but the revenge it inspires is so very sweet.

It might take the discrepancy of a former boy wizard shaving his head to pique your interest, but you should have a lot to mull over when the credits roll.

It would be a gross understatement to say that I Smile Back is a bit of a downer. The film covers depression, drug use, and childhood trauma, among other things. The story itself is fairly straightforward, but it’s the main performance that makes the experience worthwhile: Sarah Silverman commits completely to an extremely challenging character. […]

Just the facts, ma’am. That catchphrase from the old Dragnet TV series well describes director Tom McCarthy’s efficient, workmanlike approach to his beat-by-beat unmasking of a scandal. In 2002, the Boston Globe published an exhaustively researched exposé of how the city’s Roman Catholic diocese shielded hundreds of sexual abusers among its ranks for decades. This […]