Features might get all the glitzy attention, but short films are the backbone of the cinematic world. From Martin Scorsese (“The Big Shave,” 1967) to Wes Anderson (“Bottle Rocket,” 1994) to ...

In many ways, “Motor City” is a familiar addition to the action movie canon. Set in 1970s Detroit, it follows an auto worker (Alan Ritchson) who is framed by a local gangster (Ben Foster) and sent to ...