There’s a great movie lurking somewhere within the nagging clichés of “Death of a Superhero.” Adapted by Anthony McCarten from his 2008 novel, the film should be applauded for its strikingly morbid animation sequences, a winning lead performance from young up-and-comer Thomas Brodie-Sangster and an effectively solemn turn from the normally hilarious Irish comedienne Sharon Horgan. But with director Ian Fitzgibbon at the helm

Dolby, a company founded in the U.K. and headquartered in [...]

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The old adage “save the best for last” certainly applied to this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, as the last screening I attended was the thought-provoking, emotional journey called “Future Weather.” I had met its writer, director and producer Jenny Deller at the Tribeca Press Reception beforehand, during which she gave me the film’s background. “Future” lives up to expectations. Clearly, this is not the kind of story in which you’ll

This is Tom Hardy’s moment–this guy’s everywhere. The British actor [...]

Smart horror–is that an oxymoron? Not in “The Cabin in the Woods,” a devilishly twisted film written by Joss Whedon, maker of beloved TV series “Buffy” and “Firefly.” Whedon starts with a generic plot premise that has been hackneyed to death: youth in the woods, getting feisty inside and out a cabin, and then getting killed.

Luckily, Whedon torques this premise and pushes into unfa-

“Nancy, Please” as a character study that reliably builds up [...]