The new coming-of-age film, "Lady Bird," is one of the funniest films of the year and possibly one of the best-edited films I've ever seen. The eponymous main character is a more-precocious-than-rebellious teen (Saoirse Ronan)  who places a high premium on originality (real name: Christine). Lady Bird lives in boring Sacramento ("the Midwest of California") and dreams of breaking away, but her options are limited due to her family's constrained finances. Her moth...

“Coco” bursts with color and life, just like we might expect of a film by Pixar Animation Studios. After some not-so-impressive films lately, “Coco” brings back the originality and attention to detail exhibited last by “Inside Out.”

Still playing catchup with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe somewhat redeems itself for the failure of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” with “Justice League.”

“Wonder” is a delightful new film adapted from the novel of the same name by R. J.  Palacio by writer-director Stephen Chbosky. “Wonder” is the story of August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a normal 5th grader in almost every way. Almost.

With bonds forged literally in flames, the members of Granite Mountain Hotshots, become brothers as they fight Mother Nature's fires.

“The Star” is a wonderful retelling of the Christmas story but with a fun twist: the animals who inhabit the story drive the action.

The story behind the beloved Christmas tale, "A Christmas Carol" is told in this wonderful film for the whole family.

In 1983 Ophelia Dahl, the 18-year-old daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Neal and noted children's author Roald Dahl (who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the screenplay for the film adaptation "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") met Paul Farmer, 23, a student about to begin medical school. They were both volunteers in Haiti, working among the poor. They returned to states, she to Wellesley College and he to Harvard Medical School. There, Paul m...

"Novitiate," written and directed by Margaret Betts, gives a glimpse into one young woman's struggles with faith, sexuality, and change. A one-sided look at religious life just prior to and during Vatican II.

We know Eric Liddell from "Chariots of Fire." The new movie "On Wings of Eagles" tells the post-Olympics life of this missionary to China.