Author: Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

The Oscar season is finally kicking into gear and ‘Mank’ is leading the pack with six nominations for Golden Globes, handed out Feb. 28.

The 2021 edition of Sundance Film Festival has gone virtual but isn’t skimping on the cool independent cinema. Here’s the best stuff we saw, ranked.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding to Disney+. First up: ‘WandaVision,’ an ode to classic sitcoms starring Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen.

USA TODAY unveils first-look photos for Netflix’s ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever,’ the third and final movie in Jenny Han’s young-adult trilogy.

Mike Fenton, a frequent Steven Spielberg collaborator and casting director for the ‘Back to the Future’ movies and ‘E.T,’ has died at 85.

“Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” arrived Friday as a virtual oddity for musical-theater lovers, with Wayne Brady as a show-stealing rodent.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ not only helps Gal Gadot’s heroine grow personally but also makes its case as a Christmas movie with a holiday coda. (Spoilers!)

10 movies to see

Love Macaulay Culkin in ‘Home Alone’? Dig Bill Murray in ‘Scrooged’? We’re ranking the 20 best Christmas movies, from ‘Elf’ to ‘Happiest Season.’

New films out on streaming this Thanksgiving: Kurt Russell is Santa again in Netflix’s ”Christmas Chronicles 2′ and Hulu unleashes ‘Happiest Season.’