I’ve written before about my admiration for writer Angelica Jade Bastien, who writes beautifully and with great passion about film and television, especially about the portrayal of black and female characters. She also writes forthrightly about her own struggles with mental illness. In two recent essays she pays tribute to portrayals of mental illness on …

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Rotten Apples is a searchable database that reveals whether a movie was made by an actor, screenwriter, director, or producer facing allegations of sexual misbehavior.  “Rotten” results include a link to an article about the pertinent accusations.  It’s still very much a work in progress, but is doing its best to be up to date.

Based on the book by David Levithan, “Every Day” is a love story reminiscent of “Groundhog Day” or “Prelude to a Kiss,” the story of a girl who falls in love with someone who wakes up in a different body every morning.

I am honored to participate in this year’s “What a Character!” blogathon, featuring essays about great character actors by movie bloggers across the internet. And I am thrilled to have an opportunity to write about one of my very favorite character actors, the magnificent Thelma Ritter. Whether in comedy or drama, her honest earthiness gave …

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I warn you — a “however” is coming, maybe more than one. There’s a lot to like in “Ferdinand,” an affectionate version of the book by Munro Leaf about Ferdinand, the bull who did not want to fight; he just wanted to smell the flowers. WWE star John Cena provides a warm, inviting voice for …

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