fatherhood

How Mike Mills Made a Great Movie About Fatherhood by Focusing on an Uncle

‘C’mon C’mon’ follows a middle-aged bachelor as he’s forced to take care of his nephew. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker talks to MEL about why he’s okay with all of his movies ending up being about family — although sometimes even he hates how much of a double Pisces he is

Larry Birkhead Loves Being Lost

Once seemingly trapped in the inescapable eye of the tabloid hurricane as the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, he is now who he always aspired to be — an ordinary dad in Kentucky

The Year’s Sexiest, Kinkiest Movie Is Also a Twisted Story About Fatherhood

The controversial, award-winning ‘Titane’ will get audiences talking about gender fluidity and body horror. But don’t sleep on its surprisingly moving portrait of a middle-aged dad grappling with grief and diminished masculinity

Every Type of Big, Strong, Broken Man You’ll Find in ‘Male Savior’ Action Movies

In honor of the Jason Momoa thriller ‘Sweet Girl,’ we offer a handy guide to a bunch of different movies in which a dude has to protect somebody — whether it’s his daughter, a pop star or the president