Infinitely Polar Bear is a modest but worthwhile film that brings us back to a semi-forgotten, not-so-innocent era — America in the 1970s, when kids were less supervised and parents let it all hang ...

Autobiographical drama “Infinitely Polar Bear” tells a family story with some sweetness and warmth. But when the film’s bookending, it’s-all-good voiceovers and sporadically nostalgic tone are held in ...

Maya Forbes told us about her new film "Infinitely Polar Bear" and her own experiences growing up with a father struggling with bipolar disorder, and being "unidentifiably black." The new movie ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The credits of “Infinitely Polar Bear” almost resemble a family tree. Written and directed by Maya Forbes, the film covers a year from Forbes’ own childhood in the 1970s, when her ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Patt Morrison and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases including “Inside Out,” “Dope,” “Infinitely Polar Bear,” and more. TGI-Filmweek!

Whenever I watch a movie or TV show where one or more of the characters is “afflicted” with mental illness, I do so with both caution and cynicism. I brace myself for what often seems like an ...

Some movies are worth watching for what they attempt, not necessarily what they accomplish. Infinitely Polar Bear is filled with good intentions. This thoughtful story — of a emotionally challenged ...

It should be clear that Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher, The Kids Are All Right, The Normal Heart) is one of the best actors on the planet. He proves it again in Infinitely Polar Bear, a hilarious and ...

There’s no one right way to show mental illness in the movies, yet there are hundreds of ways to get it wrong. Even though certain disorders come with specific traits, a diagnosis is not a human being ...

We veer close to the edge of Precious, Indie-Hipster Clich– every so often in “Infinitely Polar Bear,” but thanks to a gifted filmmaker and two brilliant lead performances, the voice-over narration ...