‘The Long Game’: Story of Mexican American high schoolers who became golf champs
In 1957, a group of Mexican American high school students overcame racist barriers to win the Texas state golf championship. The story is told in the new film The Long Game.
Why Patricia Highsmith’s most famous creature, Tom Ripley, continues to fascinate
Sinister and visually stunning, the new Netflix series Ripley reminds us why Patricia Highsmith’s book The Talented Mr. Ripley continues to influence popular culture.
‘Rust’ armorer, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March, faces sentencing
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the movie Rust, is to be sentenced Monday for her role in the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
David and Nathen Zellner on their absurdist film ‘Sasquatch Sunset’
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with David and Nathen Zellner about their new, absurd film “Sasquatch Sunset,” which is about a family of sasquatches.
David and Nathan Zellner on their absurdist film ‘Sasquatch Sunset’
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with David and Nathan Zellner about their new, absurd film “Sasquatch Sunset,” which is about a family of sasquatches.
Three eye-opening documentaries you can stream right now
In the streaming era it can be hard to keep track of all the new docs and docuseries. We recommend checking out: What Jennifer Did, Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion and The Synanon Fix.
Filmmaker and Coppola family matriarch Eleanor Coppola dies at 87
The documentarian was known for chronicling the movie-making process of family members Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola.
Dystopian film ‘Civil War’ follows journalists covering a second American civil war
Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.
A look back at how Godzilla and King Kong first roared onto screen
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is out. We listen back to archival interviews with film historian Rudy Behlmer about the original 1933 King Kong and with Steve Ryfle about the original 1954 Godzilla.
‘Civil War’ is a doomsday thought experiment — that could have used more thinking
This ambitious thriller comes across as an empty stunt — a democracy dystopia that sidesteps the politics of the present moment. But Kirsten Dunst is excellent as a battle scarred photojournalist.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ is getting a 2nd theatrical release
The release of the science fiction masterpiece is to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Paramount Pictures says the release will be in IMAX 70 millimeter format as well as digital screens this September.
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