Final Destination still works — here’s why
The long-running franchise taps into a common fear: You’re going to die eventually, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth installment.
Mission: Impossible’s overblown ‘Final Reckoning’ still thrills
The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it’s fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.
In ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise is too controlled
In Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise has to save the world (again). But this time, as the movie stresses repeatedly, the stakes are really, really high. Higher than the buildings Tom sprints across or the planes he fights bad guys o…
One man’s effort to bring ‘Sinners’ to residents of the town where it takes place
The movie Sinners takes place in Clarksdale, Miss., but its residents can’t watch it without leaving town. Now the movie is coming to them.
Walton Goggins on his path to Hollywood: ‘I’m so grateful for the life that I have’
Goggins talks about how his unconventional childhood and experiences growing up in poverty shaped his approach to acting, from Justified to The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
‘One to One’ captures John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village
In 1971, the year after The Beatles broke up, Lennon and Ono moved from London to New York, where they lived in a small Greenwich Village apartment for 18 months. A new film documents that period.
From Marvel to ‘Sinners’, should you stay for the post-credits scenes?
The movie ends, and the credits roll. That used to be your cue to start heading to the parking lot to debrief with your friends. That was before the era of the post-credits scene, which often teases the next installment, or offers one last joke or thri…
Pop culture has a “bean soup problem.”
Online discourse has become a fun part of enjoying and dissecting big pop culture events. But after seeing all the commentary around Ryan Coogler’s Sinners – one of the biggest cultural juggernauts of the year – Brittany has one question: are we in a m…
‘Nice to be back,’ Kevin Spacey says, accepting achievement award in Cannes
When asked if this marked the beginning of a comeback for him, Spacey was quoted as saying, “I’m glad to be working, I’ll tell you that.”
In ‘Friendship,’ Tim Robinson’s every move will make you squirm
In the cringe comedy Friendship, a deeply strange and intense guy forges a troubled friendship with his new neighbor, a TV weatherman, played by Paul Rudd. The film stars Tim Robinson, an SNL veteran who’s best known for his work in TV shows like Netfl…
What are your favorite director/actor collaborations?
In this week’s installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers contemplate the best director-actor collaborations in film.
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