“Where do I belong?” These are the words that Rose, a deaf girl from 1927 New Jersey, asks herself in Todd Haynes’ new film “Wonderstruck” — or, more accurately, these are the words...

A lack of originality is attacking pop culture from all sides. Sequels, remakes, reboots and franchises are ubiquitous in the entertainment world, and it is driving the quality of all movies down while...