"Ammonite": An Aching And Incomplete Love Story
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn't live up to its potential.

Four college students venture to a storied haunted house over night. The goal is simple, obtain research for a paper they are writing on urban myths and legends. A caretaker, played by Richard Grieco, greets them and offers to share the tale of the home's tragic beginnings. As events unfold, the group starts to understand there's more to the stories.
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn't live up to its potential.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Paris is Burning elevated drag and ballroom into the public consciousness and permanently impacted LGBT culture. However, the performers featured in the documentary didn't reap the rewards of their visibility.
A family adventure film that features Hawaiian culture with a representative director and a diverse cast.