There is a beauty and poignancy within "Empire of Light," the new film from writer/director Sam Mendes, that is something akin to a cathartic experience.

"Violent Night" is a cyanide-laced sugarplum, a holiday action movie starring David Harbour as Santa that will delight viewers who can get on its wavelength.

"Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio" is easily one of the greatest incarnations of Carlo Collodi’s timeless classic and is, in its way, already a classic itself.