For the 40th consecutive year, I will not be going to the Toronto International Film Festival or Venice. But, that doesn't mean I can’t get involved. As the unofficial kickoff to festival...

Director: Gillo PontecorvoWriters: Franco Solinas, Gillo PontecorvoStars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi Synopsis: In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government. Following untold and...

Sports gambling and handicapping have infiltrated every part of our society, so why not apply it to awards prognostication?  The runaway critical and commercial success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey warrants an analysis of...

Director: Lauren MeyeringWriters: Mackenzie Breeden, Lauren MeyeringStars: Gretchen Mol, Iqbal Theba, Lillian Carrier Synopsis: As her mother Sandy (Gretchen Mol) grapples with an uncertain diagnosis, autistic 22-year-old Margarita (a revelatory Lillian Carrier) must reluctantly grow...

Director: Rod LurieWriters: Rod Lurie, Marc FrydmanStars: Scott Eastwood, Colin Hanks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Synopsis: A wounded American soldier is trapped behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge. World War II movies are supposed...

Directors: McKenna Harris, Andrew StantonWriters: Andrew Stanton, McKenna HarrisStars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics,...

Cannes might have solidified the awards statuses of All of a Sudden and Fjord, but that's only two films of the two dozen or so in the running.  We still seem to be throwing darts...

Director: Thea SharrockWriter: Natalie Krinsky, Cinco Paul, Katie SilbermanStars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Tom Davis Synopsis: A male chauvinist is transported to a matriarchal society, facing challenges from a formidable female version of...