We measure on average 1.70 meters (about 5 feet 7 inches). A common height that seems normal in our human-scale world. Yet, when we compare it to the smallest and largest conceivable distances in the ...

Anyone who doesn't know going in that "Infinitely Polar Bear" is based on a true story will figure it out within minutes. Among the telltale signs, the movie insists on details that are distracting ...

"Cuddly" isn't ordinarily a word one uses to describe a drama about mental illness. But then, "Infinitely Polar Bear" isn't your ordinary drama about mental illness. Starting with that title, which is ...

Anyone who doesn’t know going in that “Infinitely Polar Bear” is based on a true story will figure it out within minutes. Among the telltale signs, the movie insists on details that are distracting ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

When the Golden Globe nominations were announced in December, there was a lot of Mark Ruffalo confusion. Fans of Spotlight wondered why the movie had been nominated for Best Picture, Best Screenplay ...

As the son of a psychotherapist, mental disorders were often dinner table conversation growing up. She was very keen on setting the facts of these illnesses apart from the (usually) incorrect ...

“Infinitely Polar Bear,” based on writer/director Maya Forbes’ experiences growing up with a manic-depressive father, could have gone wrong in so many ways. And it almost did: The title (based on a ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Anyone who doesn’t know going in that “Infinitely Polar Bear” is based on a true story will figure it out within minutes. Among the telltale signs, the movie insists on details that are distracting ...