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I don't know if this Top 10 list should accompanied by a drum roll or sad trombone. I saw about 150 theatrical films last year; that may sound like a lot to some people, but by the standards of this profession it's not immense. During my peak...

If you believe Twitter, then Justin Bieber is retiring at the age of 19. He made the announcement the day before his new movie, "Justin Bieber's Believe" opened, so we can take it all with a pound of salt. Cue the agonized screams of millions of his...

"The Best Years of Our Lives" (Warner)Here’s a terrific, important classic, getting a long-overdue, responsible-studio-overseen upgrade from an old “Samuel Goldwyn Collection” label DVD that, as I recollect, was really a...

I'm obsessed with Marlon Brando. I don't know if it's because of his genius or because he's just fun to think about and imitate, but the late actor is part of my life and probably always will be. I've been scrutinizing his career and his...

O-o-o-o-oh-klahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping out of the mouths of the speechifying members of the quarrelsome Weston clan who have gathered to pay their last respects to one of their own—and disrespects to each other—in "August:...

1."Hollywood Is Losing the Race for Ethnic and Gender Inclusion."  The L.A. Times' John Horn reports that, despite people of color being honored in awards ceremonies, movie studios still have a hiring problem."Even if Hollywood likes to present...

Joel and Ethan Coen's new film "Inside Llewyn Davis" works so well in large part because of the remarkable performances. As the title folk singer, Oscar Isaac perfectly balances comic and serious aspects of the character. And as Jean, who may be...

A Weinstein Company trailer for "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" announces: "He was public enemy #1. Hunted by the police. Feared by the government. Revolutionary. Outlaw. Rebel. Fighter. Radical. Liberator." During an interview in Chicago, director...

Established by Congress in 1989, the National Film Registry is a yearly list of 25 American-made motion pictures deemed to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and worthy of permanent preservation by the Library of Congress....

Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" is abashed and shameful, exciting and exhausting, disgusting and illuminating; it's one of the most entertaining films ever made about loathsome men. Its star Leonard DiCaprio has compared it to the story...