Somehow, even in the now-late 2010s, it still feels like a dicey undertaking to track characters’ virtual lives honestly and meticulously in film. This is especially true in movies that are perceived ...

If Sun Tzu were alive today, he’d be on Instagram, and his profile would probably read, “Keep your friends close and your followers closer.” Certainly, that advice might apply to social-media ...

Filmmaker Matt Spicer explains how a conversation about Instagram led to the idea for "Ingrid Goes West," his debut feature film as a director. Warning: What you’re about to read is something of a ...

Colin Trevorrow's 'The Book of Henry' will open the fest. By Mia Galuppo Ingrid Goes West has been set as the closing night film at the L.A. Film Festival. The dark comedy from director Matt Spicer, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- Stapleton born-and-raised singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson makes her film debut in the new rom-com, "Humor Me," hitting theaters Friday, Jan. 12. Michaelson co-stars as ...

When Perry Chen visited animator Bill Plympton's booth at Comic-Con in San Diego in 2009, Plympton was handing out drawings of his character Hot Dog as souvenirs. Perry, then 10 years old, made a copy ...

Ingrid Goes West could well be called “Ingrid Goes South.” “Ingrid” is a colossal mess and this film is the story of that mess. This is not an artistically top of the line movie. However it is a ...

That master of ambivalence, Aubrey Plaza plays a young woman so desperate for friends that she moves to L.A. to meet her Instagram idol. If Sun Tzu were alive today, he’d be on Instagram, and his ...