'Whose Streets?" is not only the name of a documentary about social unrest in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014, but a question that many people at the time found themselves asking. The fatal police shooting of African-American teen Michael Brown attracted international attention not only because he was unarmed, but because of the police reaction to...Read more

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Aug. 7:

1. The Fate of the Furious -- Universal

2. Going in Style -- Warner

3. The Boss Baby -- Fox

4. Kong: Skull Island -- Warner

5. The Circle -- Lionsgate

6. Gifted -- Fox

7. The Dinner -- Lionsgate

8. Ghost in the Shell (2017) -- Paramount

9. Unforgettable -- Warner

10. CHIPs...Read more

If you're feeling nostalgic for a '90s-style buddy action comedy with some early 2000s edge, "The Hitman's Bodyguard" is the film for you. Recycling vintage character types, tropes and even politics, "The Hitman's Bodyguard" already feels like you're half-watching it on TNT on a Saturday afternoon.

Directed by "The Expendables 3" director ...Read more

If there is something wrong with "Logan Lucky," I simply can't find it. After a hiatus from moviemaking, Steven Soderbergh is back with a blast of pure escapist cinema.

This terrific caper film, about working-class Joes pulling off a stupendous bank robbery at a NASCAR raceway, is a textbook example of how to create an exciting and entertaining...Read more

Four executive producers of the hit cable series "The Walking Dead" are suing AMC, alleging that they were not paid their fair share of the show's profits.

In a complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, plaintiffs Robert Kirkman, Glen Mazzara, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd and their respective companies alleged that AMC ...Read more

The woman who died Monday during a motorcycle stunt on the set of "Deadpool 2" was Joi "SJ" Harris, a groundbreaking black road racer who, according to her website, got her Class M license in 2009 and didn't look back.

Race-licensed in May 2013, she said she began competing in 2014 and was the first African American woman to participate in an ...Read more

The ABC network three years ago handed its most lucrative night of the week -- Thursday -- to its most prolific producer, Shonda Rhimes. ABC grouped three Rhimes-produced shows together and promoted the bloc as "Thank God It's Thursday."

The network has long thanked its lucky stars for Rhimes, who rose to prominence in 2005 with her breakout ...Read more

Late in writer-director Geremy Jasper's energetic directorial debut, "Patti Cake$," a wealthy, powerful black male rap mogul, O-Z (Sahr Ngaujah), sizes up the overweight blonde white girl who has just delivered his specialty cocktail along with a copy of her demo and a fervently performed original verse. "You're just a culture vulture," he ...Read more

The trailer for "Logan Lucky," the new film from Steven Soderbergh, his first after his short-lived retirement, announces that it's from the director of "Ocean's 11, 12, 13," and "Magic Mike." None of his many other films are needed to position "Logan Lucky" for audiences. This is Soderbergh at his most fun, working in slick heist caper mode, ...Read more

Films and TV shows based on comic books are among the top DVD offerings being released Aug. 22.

"Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2"; 3 stars: It's rare when a sequel can be better than the original and this isn't one of those rare times. This follow-up includes the same humor, massive special effects and wonderfully quirky cast, but the writing ...Read more

Warning: If you haven't seen Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," spoilers ahead.

The last time we saw Joe Dempsie's "Game of Thrones" character, Gendry, he was departing Dragonstone in a rowboat, noting that he could not swim.

Four years later, Sunday night, in the fifth episode of the seventh season, he came back ashore, and things got ...Read more

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (...Read more

It's the television deal that has Hollywood talking.

Since 2005, prolific TV producer Shonda Rhimes has helped broadcast television in its ongoing battle against shifting viewing habits -- fueled by DVR viewing and the convenience of on-demand streaming services -- with a collection of ABC series built on high drama that drive viewers to tune ...Read more