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Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic 'Underground Railroad'

By Amanda Lee Myers
May 14, 2021 11:49 AM - When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series, he kept hearing the same thing: Impossible. But Jenkins made it possible. "The Underground Railroad" is now streaming on Amazon.
'Woman in the Window' is, alas, a muddled mess

By Jake Coyle
May 14, 2021 11:25 AM - "The Woman in the Window," based on A.J. Finn's 2018 best-seller, is the latest adaptation in a run on female-led thrillers that have gone from page to screen. Unfortunately, this version, featuring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman, is a muddle from start to finish.
Angelina Jolie battles assassins, forest fires in 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'

By Lindsey Bahr
May 13, 2021 6:00 AM - It would be an understatement to say that Angelina Jolie is put through the wringer in writer-director Taylor Sheridan's new film "Those Who Wish Me Dead."
New to streaming this week: Angelina Jolie thrills and Black Keys rock

Associated Press
May 11, 2021 6:00 AM - Angelina Jolie is back in the thriller "Those Who Wish Me Dead," available Friday on HBO Max for 31 days. Plus, The Black Keys are releasing the 11-track covers album, "Delta Kream," on Friday.
To filmmaker Alex Gibney, opioid crisis is 'Crime of the Century'

By DAVID BAUDER
May 14, 2021 8:32 AM - Not unexpectedly given the subject matter, HBO's two-part documentary "The Crime of the Century" opens with a body bag. Filmmaker Alex Gibney quickly widens the lens for an explanation of how the drugs that caused the opioid crisis came to be and how companies aggressively promoted and distributed them.
David Oyelowo fulfills new directing passion in 'Water Man'

By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
May 14, 2021 11:26 AM - While starring in films like "Selma" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler," actor David Oyelowo discovered a new passion: directing. Oyelowo was inspired to step behind-the-camera after learning different nuances of the craft from respected directors like Ava DuVernay and Will Gluck. His directorial debut is "The Water Man."
That's a wrap: Made-for-TV Christmas movie concludes filming in Long Grove

By Barbara Vitello
May 8, 2021 5:29 PM - Suburban filmmakers forged a partnership with Long Grove where they recently completed filming for "Christmas with Felicity," a made-for-TV movie they hope will debut later this year.
Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie reunite for revenge-heist mashup 'Wrath of Man'

By MARK KENNEDY
May 7, 2021 11:00 AM - Jason Statham, playing a father who goes undercover to avenge his son's death, teams up once more with director Guy Ritchie in "Wrath of Man."
'Human Factor' gets personal about long quest for peace in the Middle East

By Jocelyn Noveck
May 7, 2021 6:00 AM - Dror Moreh's documentary "The Human Factor" revolves around three decades of agonizing fits and starts of the Mideast peace process, from the perspective of U.S. negotiators.
'Here Today' wastes talents of stars Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish

By Jake Coyle
May 6, 2021 12:46 PM - "Here Today" stars Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in a tale of unlikely friendship that juggles dementia, grief and family squabbles about as adeptly as a daytime soap.

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