Dance with Tom Hiddleston through ‘The Life of Chuck’
Stephen King’s work has often contemplated the inevitability of death. But his latest adaptation, The Life of Chuck is a life-affirming film that challenges the cynic in everyone. It has a big cast including Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jacob Trem…
Money buys love or something like it in ‘Materialists’
Should you date for love or financial security? That’s the central premise of the new movie Materialists. It stars Dakota Johnson at the center of a love triangle with Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, and is directed by Celine Song (Past Lives). Follow Po…
The many ways queerness shows up in movies
NPR’s movie critic and producers discuss how queerness is present across all genres of movies in ways seen and unseen.
“Materialists” director discusses the film and her matchmaking background
NPR’s Debbie Elliott talks with Celine Song, who wrote and directed the new film “Materialists.” Song shares what she learned working as a matchmaker earlier in her career.
We’re all going to die. What now? ‘The Life of Chuck’ sits with this question
Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ plays the hits
Disney has been remaking its animated classics for years to great financial success – Lilo & Stitch has been dominating the box office for weeks now. So it’s no surprise that DreamWorks is now getting in on the action with a remake of How to Train Your…
The math in Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’ doesn’t add up
The characters in the romantic comedy Materialists, Celine Song’s follow-up to Past Lives, see the dating pool in terms of the “market” – people are evaluated by how “competitive” they are and marriage is treated like an equation to be solved.
Action, rom-com, or kids, there’s a movie for everyone this weekend
In theaters this weekend: A live-action How to Train Your Dragon, a matchmaker rom-com Materialists, an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck, and Ana de Armas stars in a John Wick spin-off.
Drama or comedy? Matchmaker movie ‘Materialists’ is undone by its own ambition
Dakota Johnson plays a savvy New York City matchmaker caught between two men in a film that ultimately fails to reconcile the screwball vigor of a comedy with the emotional oomph of a drama.
Benicio del Toro reflects on living in Wes Anderson’s world
Del Toro moved from Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania as a teen. His breakout role was as a mumbly, small-time crook in The Usual Suspects. Now he’s starring in Anderson’s new film, The Phoenician Scheme.
Revisiting ‘Almost Famous,’ 25 years later
In Almost Famous, writer and director Cameron Crowe looks at the ecosystem surrounding a rising rock band in the early ’70s. Starring Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, and many more, the movie is a coming-of-age story that touches on journalism, sex, rock ‘n’ roll, parenthood, and the perils of trying to be cool. Almost Famous turns 25 this year, so today we are revisiting our conversation about the movie.
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