Bob Mondello 
Dystopian film 'Civil War' follows journalists covering a second American civil war
Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.
Dev Patel's feature directing debut Monkey Man, and what may be Ken Loach's swan song, The Old Oak, offer two views of people doing the right thing in combatting hatred and corruption.
British thriller 'Femme' explores revenge after a homophobic attack
The victim of a gay-bashing encounters his attacker months later, and embarks on a dangerous game in the revenge thriller Femme.
What to expect at the Oscars: The bomb, the bombshell, and the possible comeback
The Motion Picture Academy hopes that more popular films, an earlier showtime, and increased diversity among nominees will lead to higher viewership.
Kristen Stewart stars in neon-lit film-noir 'Love Lies Bleeding'
Kristen Stewart stars in a lesbian thriller/romance. The genre-shredding film takes place in rural New Mexico in 1989.
'Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse' may just win the series another Oscar
The first film in an animated Spider-Verse trilogy won an Oscar in 2018. The latest installment, Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse, will be a strong contender to repeat that accomplishment.
50 years ago, 'Blazing Saddles' broke wind — and box office expectations
Mel Brooks' satirical Western got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit.
'Dune: Part Two' takes the first film's stunning visuals to a new level
Dune: Part Two picks up Frank Herbert's epic Dune saga in mid-rebellion, with Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides finally getting to ride a giant sandworm and taste the Water of Life.
Revisiting 'The Holdovers,' which is up for an Oscar along with actor Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti plays a 1970s prep-school teacher reluctantly supervising students with nowhere to go for the Christmas holidays in Alexander Payne's dramedy, The Holdovers.
First-time filmmaker Cord Jefferson's 'American Fiction' is both moving and hilarious
Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who writes an preposterously stereotypical "Black" book as a joke, only to have it become a bestseller in the comedy American Fiction.