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Licorice Pizza (2021)

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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.

Jane Campion’s Western ‘Power of the Dog’ may score her another Oscar nomination

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons play brothers, and Kirsten Dunst the widow who comes between them in Power of the Dog, a western set in 1920s Montana, directed by Jane Campion.

Joaquin Phoenix plays a radio journalist in the new film ‘C’mon C’mon’

Mike Mills wrote and directed the new film C’mon C’mon, inspired by his relationship with his own child. Mills says his work is about memory and capturing the essence of the people he loves.

Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ feels like a shared memory

Mills, who also wrote and directed Beginners and 20th Century Women, says his films all ask, “What are you going to remember? Who are you going to remember it with or what are you forgetting?”

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