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Netflix's 'Russell Brand: Open Secret' is less interested in the psychology of a criminal predator than it is in the culture that rewarded him and the women who finally brought him to justice.

'American Doctor's' distributor has condemned the attack on a Gaza hospital that killed a Palestinian surgeon featured in the documentary.

Six more women have spoken out against Russell Brand, accusing the British actor and recently convicted rapist of sexual misconduct amid the ongoing fallout of his trial in the U.K.

Jason Voorhees is back for the 13th 'Friday the 13th' movie. Steve Minor, who directed 'Friday the 13th Part 2' and 'Part III,' is also back.

Maika Monroe stars in a glitzy, emptily ironic horror comedy that only half-understands the Bret Easton Ellis novel that inspired its source material.

The Spanish master confronts aging and artistry with his signature style, if not quite the revelatory results he's capable of reaching.

Serving as his own cinematographer, filmmaker Michał Marczak mounts a sensitive portrait of a parent consumed by hope, even as things look bleak.

A loose adaptation of Compton native Ed Emanuel's 2003 memoir, the documentary also includes dramatic re-creations, new interviews and archival photos.

Don't expect much in the way of crime lessons here. The filmmakers are too busy going back to school learning how to write engaging characters.

With the race starting to take shape, the 'crowd-pleaser' lane is crowded indeed. Will 'Club Kid,' 'I Play Rocky,' 'Being Heumann' or 'Mr. Irrelevant' end up in the final 10?

Horror director Ti West plunges into holiday filmmaking by making a mess of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," with Johnny Depp as a silly and sad Scrooge.

In this smart but tepid thriller, Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson play a Queens family who can't stomach the corruption of the Gowanus Canal.

The pop culture phenomena that started an empire is coming to the Inglewood venue, home to a high-definition spherical screen that wraps around its audience.

Director Peter Farrelly, star Anthony Ippolito and more of the team behind 'I Play Rocky' joined The Envelope for a live taping at AFI Fest.

Irma P. Hall, a scene-stealer known for films 'Soul Food,' 'The Ladykillers' and 'A Family Thing,' died Tuesday at age 91, her family announced.