When my older son started kindergarten, his teacher asked the class how many of them knew how to read. A few kids raised their hands, and Miss D said, “Oh, that’s wonderful!” Then she asked how many ...

Every once in a while, there’s a big-budget movie worth seeing in a theater. Although the new “Oppenheimer” biopic has a liberal slant, it eschews petty, simplistic narratives aimed at deconstructing ...

A character study is a deep dive into a character’s traits, personality, and development in literature, TV, and film. Character study films are: Character study films focus primarily on character ...

The Penguins, from bottom left, clockwise: Burgess Meredith in "Batman"; Danny Devito in "Batman Returns"; as a woman (voiced by Minnie Driver) in "Batman: Caped Crusader"; Colin Farrell in "The ...

Back in November of 2023, Marvel Studios announced the "Marvel Spotlight" banner for select series that would focus on more grounded, character-driven stories that wouldn't have a massive impact on ...

Bruce Springsteen‘s “Nebraska” begins with a fictionalized bit of court testimony, delivered by mass murderer Charles Starkweather to the judge who’s about to sentence him to death. “I saw her standin ...

One of the few scenes involving the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ 2022 superhero crime thriller “The Batman” ended up on the cutting-room floor. After a brief exchange with Selina Kyle at his nightclub, Oz ...