It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Bridget Jones herself might write in her diary, that at the end of any Bridget Jones movie, our heroine has triumphed over all doubts and obstacles and is...

Papal thriller " Conclave," which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the race - just - for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12...

In movies, political resistance often takes the form of protest, hunger strike or armed uprising. But in Walter Salles' "I'm Still Here," it comes in the shape of a defiant smile. The film stars...

In Anna Kendrick's "Woman of the Hour," a chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer appeared on an episode of "The Dating Game," one of the most telling images isn't a...

A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of...

The school gym. The football field bleachers. The multiplex, the fast food drive-thru, the quiet leaf-covered street where your friend lives. Something about the detail and clarity with which...

Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls. Over a decade ago, the CEO of the nonprofit Girls For a Change and founder of Camp Diva Leadership Academy helped start a...

Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid don't really meet-cute. On a rooftop in Boston, he announces himself by angrily kicking a patio chair. She's up there trying to come to terms with her abusive father's...

"Back to Black " as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bulimia, and died early. There...

In sibling directors Bill and Turner Ross ' latest, "Gasoline Rainbow," five Oregon teens just out of high school make their meandering way some 500 miles to reach the coast for what's been billed as...