Much has been said in recent months about electrifying co-star chemistry and magical screen pairings. These performances — by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol, by Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room, by Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen in Brooklyn, by Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in ...

Hollywood is often nothing more than an assembly line that produces the same story again and again for mass audiences who are drawn to the comfort of familiarity. Invariably, any recent year’s top-grossing films will be composed mostly of sequels and comic-book adaptations. This year alone has already seen a ...