Ava DuVernay's "13th," a documentary about mass incarceration of African Americans nominated for an Oscar, is full of good words and bad images.

Christianity, with its promise of a new life and an overwhelming love, attracts tumultuous people who feel driven by longings their loved ones can’t understand. What do our churches do with these burning souls?

Raoul Peck is the director of "I Am Not Your Negro," out in theaters this Friday.

"Little Sister" tells the story of Colleen, a young woman religious returning home after joining the Sisters of Mercy.

Thanks to the arcane rules behind the foreign-language Oscar, sentimentality usually reigns supreme.