Film & Television

23 years old this November, Academy Award winner and Vatican film list honoree Schindler’s List remains an indispensable exploration of modernity’s most iconic evil … and the possibility of goodness in the worst of times.

A new “Platinum Edition” Blu-ray of the 1995 Vatican film list honoree It’s a Wonderful Life debuts October 11. Is it really the masterpiece it’s cracked up to be? Yes.

Two lavish new Blu-ray editions of The Iron Giant debut on September 6, including a director’s cut with a pair of restored deleted scenes.    There is a purity to Brad Bird’s directorial debut The Iron Giant, based on the British poet Ted…

In theaters June 17, Finding Dory is the latest in an ongoing string of sequels from a once-brilliant company that, at its peak, seemed never to look back For 15 astonishing years, from 1995 to 2009, Pixar created a body of work — 10 films…

How Fox’s X-Men and Disney’s Marvel franchises invented the modern superhero movie era

Worth Watching, from the April 2016 issue

Don't be fooled by the medium: The Miracle Maker is one sophisticated yet family-friendly Jesus film

There are at least a half-dozen reasons Phineas and Ferb never should have existed, and how fortunate for viewers of all ages that it does. It’s no wonder show creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh were unable to get it on the air…

Why more families should get to know the "third genius" of silent comedy

Charles Schulz’s popular characters are back on the big screen in computer-animated form. Here’s a look back at the great strip and its best screen adaptations.