Anyone who doesn't know going in that "Infinitely Polar Bear" is based on a true story will figure it out within minutes. Among the telltale signs, the movie insists on details that are distracting ...

“Infinitely Polar Bear,” based on writer/director Maya Forbes’ experiences growing up with a manic-depressive father, could have gone wrong in so many ways. And it almost did: The title (based on a ...

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 ...

As the parents of a young man who has bipolar disorder—and who still lives in our basement when others his age are “launching” successfully—my wife and I often wonder and worry about a number of ...

Anyone who doesn’t know going in that “Infinitely Polar Bear” is based on a true story will figure it out within minutes. Among the telltale signs, the movie insists on details that are distracting ...