George Clooney the filmmaker seems nostalgic for a time period he never actually lived in—with works like Good Night, and Good Luck; Leatherheads; The Monuments Men; and now his latest, […]

On certain rare occasions when a filmmaker adapts a book or play and essentially films everything in that source material, people will say that the director simply “shot the book/play.” […]

Following his critically acclaimed directorial debut The Gift, writer/director/star Joel Edgerton was searching for a story that was far removed from his own experience when he was given a copy […]

Considering that Jennifer Lawrence’s history in the action genre has centered on two long-running, highly successful franchises (X-Men and The Hunger Games) built around characters whose personalities and inner workings […]

As any connoisseur of fine horror films will tell you, what makes a scare film superior and stand up to repeat viewings is not a rapid succession of jump-out-of-your-seat moments. […]

If you’re in dire need of a story about how two people instigated a process instigated by their love for one another that literally changed the laws of the land, […]