Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster sandbox video game. Over the years, though, lessons have been learned.

Video game movies have evolved in the last decade, delivering entertaining adaptations loyal to the source material. The Super Mario Bros. Movie excels in introducing depth to its characters and ...

After living a mostly low-key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004, director Jared Hess has come roaring back with A Minecraft Movie, a true ...

SUNDAY AM UPDATE: We’ll have more updates for you later this morning, but at $157M, it’s the biggest opening for a videogame feature take ever. Congrats to Warner Bros and Legendary for bringing the ...

MONDAY AM UPDATE: Warner Bros/Legendary‘s A Minecraft Movie is no sheep at the box office. Who the hell saw this coming? The opening in the U.S. and Canada of $163 million beats that of Barbie ($162M) ...

Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything ...

Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster sandbox video game. At first, we register how hard the actors are working to ...