Its optimism is so refreshing, its dialogue so smart, and its characters and performances so endearing, it well rewards a watch.

I can’t help but make Ella McCay sound incredible to everyone I talk to about it, even though that’s not my intention, and even though Ella McCay is incredible only in the “Can you believe that actually happened?

Celebrated filmmaker James L. Brooks should have put the pen down before writing this extraordinarily confused story.

There are many charming elements, including Jamie Lee Curtis, in the 85-year-old filmmaker's comeback but they don't add up to a convincing movie.

The all-star Ella McCay, from the director of “Terms of Endearment” and “As Good As It Gets,” is one of the worst films of the year.

But this time the drama is on the other side of the media-government divide. The titular Ella (Emma Mackey) is a doe-eyed 34-year-old who has managed to become lieutenant governor of her unnamed state,

A review of 'Ella McCay' , a new film from Oscar winner James L. Brooks centered on an idealistic woman balancing personal and political earthquakes

When Ella (Emma Mackey) is sworn in as the youngest female governor of her state, her family life descends into chaos.

Writer-director James L. Brooks all but invented a warm, urbane way of telling complex women's stories, but his first movie in 15 years feels retrograde.

"Ella McCay" star Emma Mackey spoke with Variety about working with James L. Brooks in honoring the Golden Age of Hollywood, and working on "Narnia."