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‘Attica’ filmmakers on the making of the documentary

The new documentary painstakingly recounts the deadly 1971 prison uprising. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to co-directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry.

‘Deep Water’ could have been artful or fun — but instead, it’s just mechanical

The movie’s conceit is right up director Adrian Lyne’s alley: a story about the mixing of sex and violence. But the film, starring Ana De Armas and Ben Affleck, is more competent than anything else.

‘Windfall’ is a satisfying, well-acted thriller that lives up to its clever premise

The Netflix movie, directed by Charlie McDowell, follows three unnamed characters played by Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. What unfolds is unsettling, suspenseful and very, very tense.

‘Deep Water’ is a disjointed take on an unhappy couple’s open marriage

Director Adrian Lyne made his mark in Hollywood years ago with films like Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal. Now he’s back, with the story of a picture-perfect marriage marred by mind games.

Fandango Premiere: The Lost City (2022)

Opens Saturday, Mar 19, 2022Movie Details Play Trailers

What the Amazon-MGM deal means for the streaming business

MGM is the film and television studio behind iconic films like the James Bond franchise, Rocky and The Silence of the Lambs.

Review: ‘The Outfit’ is tailor-made to keep audiences guessing

Though the new thriller The Outfit is set in a tailor’s shop in 1950s Chicago, it’s not about the outfits he makes — but about an underworld consortium his gangster customers hope to join.

How ‘The Godfather’ used Italian culture to reinvent the mafia story

I didn’t know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.

‘Three Songs for Benazir,’ a short documentary, is nominated for an Oscar

Three Songs for Benazir takes place in a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan. The film, nominated for an Academy Award, is directed by Elizabeth and Gulistan Mirzaei.

Umma (2022)

Opens Friday, Mar 18, 2022Movie Details Play Trailers

Mau (2022)

Opens Friday, May 13, 2022Movie Details Play Trailers

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