This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Film fans like to lament: They don’t make them like they used to, specifically the kind of wry, life-affirming ...

Perhaps you’ve seen the poster for Ella McCay and marveled at its title character, a woman who’s clearly trying to Have It All—by which I mean she’s futzing with a high heel while wearing a sensible ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Kick it old school in the world of 2008 politics with Ella McCay, a new light political drama film opening in movie theaters this weekend. Written and directed by James L. Brook—an Oscar-winning ...

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-two months after filming began in Rhode Island, the first Rhode Island audience – invited local members of the cast and crew who gathered at the Avon Cinema – got to see the James ...

James L. Brooks returns with a lieutenant governor comedy that might leave you more confused than amused. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

The best aspect of “Ella McCay,” opening Friday, is that it’s a James L. Brooks movie that feels like it. The filmmaker who gave us “Terms of Endearment” (1983), “Broadcast News” (1987) and “As Good ...

'Ella McCay' is director James L. Brooks' first film in 15 years. The heartfelt political dramedy arrives in theaters Dec. 12. The movie's star Emma Mackey will next be seen in 'Narnia: The Magician's ...

Film fans like to lament, “they don’t make them like they used to,” specifically about the kinds of wry, life-affirming dramedies that director James L. Brooks perfected back in the 1980s and ‘90s, ...

Imperfections are typically what make the 'Terms of Endearment' director's movies so relatable, but in this ill-conceived portrait of a perfectionistic politician, the characters are phony to a fault.

Running time: 115 minutes. Rated PG-13 (strong language, some sexual material and drug content). In theaters. In the pantheon of James L. Brooks films, “Ella McCay” is far from as good as it gets.

James L. Brooks’ new comedy “Ella McCay” is such a nice movie that the fact that it isn’t really very good doesn’t matter much; you enjoy watching it, even though when it’s over you’ll struggle to ...