There’s still time to check out ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’ before the Oscars
After the BAFTAS, more people might be interested in checking out Conclave and The Brutalist – or learning enough about them to fill out Oscar ballots.
Kelsey Grammer
Dr. Frasier Crane! Beast from X-Men! Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons! Our guest needs no introduction: it’s Kelsey Grammer. He’s an incredibly talented actor and a fascinating, complicated person. He gets into his time working on Cheers while struggling with substance abuse – and how he learned to forgive himself. Don’t worry there’s plenty of time for some laughs, too. He talks about the inspiration for the voice of Sideshow Bob and embraces the viral clip of him falling from a few years back.
Movie Watch: Six spring movies to get excited about
A selective preview of the blockbusters, comedies, biopics and adventures Hollywood has in store for cinema-goers as the weather warms.
Movie watch: 5 spring movies worth paying attention to
Here are five reasons to head to your local cineplex before Memorial Day, from a Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, to 17 Robert Pattinsons in a sci-fi cloning epic from the director of Parasite.
‘Paddington in Peru’ puts a mild bear in the wild jungle
In the new movie Paddington In Peru, Paddington Bear and the Brown family fly across the globe, into the wilds of Peru, in search of Paddington’s Aunt Lucy. Along the way, they meet a not-remotely-suspicious singing nun (Olivia Colman) and a boat capta…
Favorite heartbreak movies
Sometimes you need a good cry at the movies. Here are some of the best heartbreak films to get the tears flowing.
‘Bridget Jones’ is back – and this time, the story is bittersweet
It is an adjustment to see Bridget Jones in a sad story on-screen. But in Mad About the Boy, Zellweger is still in touch with Bridget’s tireless efforts to connect with her own sunniness, which have taken on new meaning.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ is a major misfire
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s a new Captain America, played by Anthony Mackie. And with Captain America: Brave New World, he’s finally got his own movie. Cap finds himself battling a literally monstrous president played by Harrison Ford whose rages threaten to destabilize the whole world.
In the run-up to the Oscars, Pop Culture Happy Hour is watching all 10 best picture nominees – and you’re invited to join us! Sign up for the NPR Movie Club newsletter series and tell us what you thought of the movies you watched this week.
This long-buried 1999 film offers a new chance to see James Earl Jones
There are many reasons to seek out Charles Burnett’s long-buried 1999 film, but perhaps primary among them: The rare chance to see Lynn Redgrave, Margot Kidder and James Earl Jones share the screen.
Movie Watch: ‘Marveling’ at the new Captain America, and favorites from Sundance 2025
Wondering what to watch this weekend? Captain America: Brave New World may have what you’re looking for. Plus, two favorites from the Sundance Film Festival.
‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross says the South ‘makes you question what time is’
Ross’ Oscar-nominated film centers on two young Black men attempting to survive a brutal Florida reformatory school in the 1960s. He says he’s sees the rural South as a “meaning-making space.”
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