Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter of dirty dishes, is widely dismissed as a mid-20th century relic. What began as a revolution in the hands of such ...

When we first see 12-year-old Bailey, she’s capturing video of seagulls through the framework of a bridge. But the gulls aren’t the “Bird” that gives Andrea Arnold’s film its title. That Bird is a ...