5 Best Things I Watched and Read in April

April felt exceedingly long and light on movies, but I still have some recommends.

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Couldn't Put a Damper on the TCM Classic Film Festival

This year's festival felt like a return to form, even as we all tried to avoid what brewed on the horizon

Harold Russell, First Disabled Oscar Winner, and The Best Years of Our Lives (Ticklish Business)

Author Alison Macor joins me to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this patriotic classic.

Devil Wears Prada 2 Review: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway Try to Save Journalism in Wacky, Unfocused Sequel

The attempts to string the plot together runs out of steam quick, and no amount of cameos and Lady Gaga performance can save it.

Hokum Review: Adam Scott Deals With Grief in a Haunted Hotel You'll Want to Check Into

Director Damien Mc Carthy crafts a film long on atmosphere, though short on background

Why MJ Is the Superior Michael Jackson Biopic

Everything you didn't like about Michael, you'll find on stage in MJ

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Hits HBO Max May 1st With a Unique ASL Version You'll Want to See (Exclusive)

The Film Maven got exclusive access to the new way the ASL interpretation will be presented on-screen

What Can Be Done to Fix the Influencers vs. Journalists Divide? Let's Look at CinemaCon

Influencers, get journalists to stop yelling at you by doing these things!

Director Michael Lehmann Talks Janeane Garofalo, Fighting R Ratings, and The Truth About Cats & Dogs [Exclusive]

Screenwriter clashes and a battle with the MPAA all led to to what should be a '90s rom-com staple.

Michael Review: Antoine Fuqua Tries to Uncover the Man in the Mirror in Fawning and Formulaic Biopic

Jafar Jackson paints a good imitation of his famous uncle in a movie content to recreate but never delve.

Disney Shows Integrating ASL Into Narrative Possible With Songs in Sign Language

Could a Deaf Disney Princess be far behind?

Lee Cronin's The Mummy Review: Director's Latest is Fun, But Reuses Its Best Bits to Death

It consistently reads like key ideas are excavated from a half-written Evil Dead script