That said, there are exceptions. In the right hands, a film can and should be allowed to sprawl for as long as is necessary. Take The Brutalist – the 215-minute epic starring Adrien Brody is as ...

(Mstyslav Chernov/Sundance Institute via AP) This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Nicole Beharie, left, and André Holland in a scene from “Love, Brooklyn” by Rachael Abigail Holder, an ...