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Movie Review: ‘Mank’ Is A Love Letter To Classic Hollywood

NPR’s David Greene talks to critic Kenneth Turan about David Fincher’s film, Mank, which looks at the life of writer Herman Mankiewicz during the time that he wrote Citizen Kane for Orson Welles.

Kate Winslet’s ‘Ammonite’ Takes On Paleontology, Patriarchy And Passion

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in the new film, which imagines a romantic relationship between British paleontologist Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison, the young wife of a geologist.

Story Of The Man Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’: David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ Reviewed

David Fincher’s new movie, Mank, is a tale of old Hollywood centering on Herman J. Mankiewicz — played by Gary Oldman — who wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane.

Heartbreaking And Hopeful, ‘Ammonite’ Is A Wind-Swept Tale Of Forbidden Love

Kate Winslet plays Victorian-era fossil hunter Mary Anning, and Saoirse Ronan is her lover, in a film that dares to envision a world in which women are ultimately free to make their own decisions.

The Cider-Sipping, Mitten-Wearing Guide To 2020 Holiday Movies

We’ve got the goods on a large number of movies coming to cable and streaming over the holiday season, complete with notes to help you find the ones that are right up your alley.

Ammonite (2020)

Opens Friday, Nov 13, 2020Movie Details Play Trailers

Echo Boomers (2020)

Opens Friday, Nov 13, 2020Movie Details

While Votes Are Counted, Discover What Movie Characters Count

The process of counting ballots has stressed out a lot of people this week. NPR’s movie critic says he’s been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting.

Johnny Depp Exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Days After Losing Libel Case

The actor said Friday that Warner Bros. asked him to resign after he lost a libel suit in the U.K. earlier this week. As a result, the studio has pushed back the third film in the series to 2022.

Does Showtime’s ‘Moonbase 8’ Have The Right Stuff?

In the new comedy series Moonbase 8, a team of woefully underqualified NASA astronauts, played by John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker, set their sights on the moon.

Let Him Go (2020)

Opens Friday, Nov 6, 2020Movie Details Play Trailers

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