There’s plenty to watch this Thanksgiving holiday weekend
Our Pop Culture Happy Hour team shares their TV and movie recommendations for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Encore: Looking back on the legacy of ‘Shaft,’ 50 years later
The film Shaft was released 50 years ago this week and heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema. The genre has a checkered legacy — and inspired Oscar-winning music.
Encanto (2021)
Opens Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021Movie Details Play Trailers
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Opens Friday, Nov 26, 2021Movie Details Play Trailers
When Indie directors move on to franchise films, who wins?
Chloe Zhao, a director celebrated for intimate indie films, is in charge of the franchise blockbuster Externals. Who wins in that situation: the franchise, the director or fans?
Reenacting their own childhood abuse from Catholic clergy, 6 men heal in ‘Procession’
Leila Fadel talks with filmmaker Robert Greene about his latest project, “Procession.” It follows six men who suffered abuse from Catholic clergy. They scripted, acted and filmed their stories.
Director Maisie Crow on the making of new doc ‘At The Ready’
NPR’s Michel Martin talks with Crow about her documentary that follows three Mexican-American high school students in Texas training to become border patrol officers.
‘The Power of the Dog’ is Jane Campion’s first film in 12 years
Scott Simon speaks with writer-director Jane Campion about her latest film, “The Power of the Dog.”
Photographer and director Gordon Parks captured the Black experience
Parks, who died in 2006, worked for Life magazine and later became the first Black director of a Hollywood film. He’s the subject of the documentary, A Choice of Weapons. Originally broadcast in 1990.
New York Times doc on Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl scandal leaves questions unanswered
A new documentary looks at the “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show in a new light – but doesn’t definitively answer some important questions.
Rugged masculinity takes a dark turn in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Jane Campion’s Western plays out like a tightly wound psychological thriller, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the scariest characters you’re likely to meet this year.
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