While “Zootopia 2” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” claw for the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend, James L. Brooks’ political dramedy “Ella McCay” must settle for scraps.

Film fans like to lament, “they don’t make them like they used to,” specifically about the kinds of wry, life-affirming ...

Its optimism is so refreshing, its dialogue so smart, and its characters and performances so endearing, it well rewards a ...

Disney's "Zootopia 2" is set to take the No. 1 spot back from Universal/Blumhouse-Atomic Monster's "Five Nights at Freddy's 2 ...

Celebrated filmmaker James L. Brooks should have put the pen down before writing this extraordinarily confused story.

But this time the drama is on the other side of the media-government divide. The titular Ella (Emma Mackey) is a doe-eyed ...

There are many charming elements, including Jamie Lee Curtis, in the 85-year-old filmmaker's comeback but they don't add up ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Ella McCay,” now in theaters. From the minute she sets foot into her office ...

Emma Mackey stars as an eager politician beset on all sides by personal struggles in a film that rewards serious suspension ...

The main action takes place over three days in 2008, in an unnamed state. An aggressively folksy Julie Kavner as narrator ...

Writer-director James L. Brooks all but invented a warm, urbane way of telling complex women's stories, but his first movie in 15 years feels retrograde.

Filmed across Rhode Island, ‘Ella McCay’ blends politics and family drama; early screening thrills local crew.