Edgar Wright’s newest film, “The Running Man,” is an enjoyable action flick with very little beneath the surface. Adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name, the film stays true to King’s ...

A small Texas town finds itself under stealth assault in Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman’s supernatural-mystery feature. But the “Weapons”-like atmospherics that would have suited it best are muffled ...

Back in the 16-bit era, few genres had as much of a grip on both arcades and consoles as the beat ‘em up. Halfway between a fighting game and a platformer, a good side-scrolling brawler generally ...

My female students at the University of Virginia are worried about the state of the opposite sex. The women who take my “sociology of family” class tell of brothers living in their parents’ basements, ...

'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' streams Friday, Dec. 12, on Netflix. The third movie pairs Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc with Josh O'Connor's Father Jud. Rian Johnson's all-star cast includes ...

When I was in my early teens, I was both a devout churchgoer and an avid reader of mysteries. One of my favorite writers was P.D. James, whose Anglican faith informed her fiction in subtle ways. For ...

Fortunately, Wake Up Dead Man is just as fun, intriguing, and clever as Benoit Blanc’s past two endeavors. It’s impressive how intricately Rian Johnson is able to concoct these elaborate murder ...

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Ugo Bienvenu’s debut feature, Arco, added another major win to its awards-season streak this week, taking the National Board of Review’s prize for best animated feature of 2025. The film has been ...

Running time: 115 minutes. Rated PG-13 (strong language, some sexual material and drug content). In theaters. In the pantheon of James L. Brooks films, “Ella McCay” is far from as good as it gets.