Sometimes, in the world of cinema, a passion project can quickly have the creatives involved drowning in a sea of behind-the-scenes drama and budgetary woes. Sometimes, the reach for a big, epic ...

It was once the most expensive movie ever made — and of course it didn’t make much of a profit. But Waterworld, the first post-apocalyptic fiasco starring Kevin Costner did better than the second such ...

How does a movie “fail,” anyhow? At what point do all the factors of filmmaking — like budget, vision, execution, and public interest — give way to the more subjective idea of merit? Even if it’s ...