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It’s been a literary touchstone for decades, and now Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” has gotten a feature adaptation. Nathan Weinbender says the film, now available as a digital rental, is one of the best coming-of-age movies in recent memory.

Much has been made about George Miller’s latest action spectacle, "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” not setting the box office alight. It’s too bad, Nathan Weinbender says, because it’s a brilliantly made epic that’s so much richer—and faster—than most Hollywood blockbusters.

Only a few months after his film “Poor Things” cleaned up at the Oscars, Yorgos Lanthimos is back with the bizarre, pitch black comedy “Kinds of Kindness.” Nathan Weinbender says it’s an acquired taste, even for fans of the Greek director’s strange work.

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are back in the world of zombies for the box office hit “28 Years Later.” Nathan Weinbender says it’s weird, sick and often quite sad, and an intriguing set-up for an epic trilogy.

Ari Aster’s violent comedy "Eddington" has only been out for a week and it’s already the most divisive film of the year. Nathan Weinbender says it’s got a lot of ideas but doesn’t add up to much.

Rock critic Ken Tucker gives us his top picks in pop for 2004. He runs down his 10 best albums, and then talks about some trends of 2004, such as the return of punk, the year of the hip-hop producer, crunk music, and the potential end of an era as iPods and single song downloads replace album purchases. Ken Tucker is also a film critic for New York magazine.

The second annual College Football Playoff kicks off with Clemson taking on Oklahoma and Michigan State facing Alabama. Renee Montagne gets a preview from Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone.

My All-American is out in theaters on Friday. It's a story about Texas football and is written by the same person who did Rudy and Hoosiers. It centers on one of the players, Freddie Steinmark, and an improbable story that reached all the way to the White House.

When a body goes unclaimed in Boston, it may receive a burial at a city cemetery. Students at a nearby boys' school are among those who volunteer to be pallbearers for people they've never met.

After complaints, Pretoria High is under pressure to look at its policies for black students, who say they should be able to wear natural hair and speak their native languages.