“Tully”: unusually hard-edged family dramedy or straight-up domestic horror flick? A few parents might find themselves wondering not long after Marlo (a terrific Charlize Theron), who doesn’t seem to have slept in years, gives birth to her third child. As the 4 a.m. feedings begin (again), the...

Something of a follow-up to his 2007 documentary, “Swimming in Auschwitz,” Jon Kean’s “After Auschwitz” examines life after liberation with similarly incisive results. Gathering the same six Holocaust survivors whose remarkably vivid recollections lent the previous film its unique all-female perspe..

In its latest step to address the sexual misconduct scandals that have roiled the film industry in recent months, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that it had expelled comedian Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from the group’s ranks. The decision by the acade..

It's hard to say what is more astonishing about Henri-Georges Clouzot’s “Le Corbeau,” a savage feature that's been called the most controversial film in French history. Is it Clouzot’s icy, misanthropic view of human nature, his pitiless dissection of the French character or that this fil..

Two years ago, screenwriter Diablo Cody was in the middle of trying to write “a very big, commercial, four-quadrant movie” when she gave birth to her third child. After her first two kids, she had gotten back in the groove of work, but this time, shattered by exhaustion, she felt herself floundering..

No other Supreme Court justice, living or dead, has had a hold on the American popular imagination like Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But if you think never is heard a discouraging word where she is concerned, the stirring documentary "RBG" sets you straight from the start. Though it sounds unlikely for...

CBS Corp. delivered stronger than expected first-quarter earnings, demonstrating why the broadcasting giant is in no hurry to merge with Viacom Inc. The television company, which boasts the most-watched television network, CBS, surpassed Wall Street’s estimates for its January through March quarter..