‘Transformers One’ is an animated origin story with a light touch
The Transformers franchise has been around for decades, and it’s brought us many toys, TV shows and movies. Now, in the new animated film Transformers One, the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron finally gets told. With a voice cast that include…
The delightful ‘My Old Ass’ seeks wisdom from hindsight
What would you do if you met your future self, who’s a couple of decades older and maybe a little wiser? Would you freak out? In the delightful new movie My Old Ass, a teenager named Elliott (Maisy Stella) faces this very scenario. Her older self is played by Aubrey Plaza, and she’s got some advice to impart. But her younger self may or may not take it.
‘The Substance’ is imaginary, but feminine self-hatred is real in this body horror
In The Substance, Demi Moore plays an aerobics TV star who turns 50 and is promptly ousted from her gig in Hollywood. She and Margaret Qualley duke it out this excruciating body horror tale.
The movies, TV and music we’re excited about this fall
Fall is beginning, and it’s the perfect time to talk about all the great things we’re excited to watch and listen to between now and the end of the year. Today, we’re offering up a guide to spotlight some of the movies, TV, and music we are looking forward to this fall.
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In ‘My Old Ass,’ a teen is visited by her 39-year-old self during a mushroom trip
A teen meets her wisecracking, advice-dispensing 39-year-old self on a mushroom trip in Megan Park’s coming-of-age rom-com My Old Ass.
Demi Moore reflects on aging, acceptance and finding happiness within
In The Substance, Moore plays an aging actress who uses a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. She says the film examines the pressures middle-aged women face to remain youthful.
Aaron Pierre on starring in Netflix’s ‘Rebel Ridge’
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the actor Aaron Pierre, who stars in the new Netflix movie “Rebel Ridge.” It’s a thriller about civil asset forfeiture.
Highlights from the Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival often predicts box office hits and award winners. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with critic Siddhant Adlakha about some of this year’s highlights.
Critics often slam movies. Sometimes the movies slam back.
Ian McKellen plays a brutal theater critic in a new film. That sent our own film critic back into the archives, musing about portrayals of critics on screen.
Remembering James Earl Jones, legend of the stage and screen
Jones, who died Sept. 9, voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King. He started out in theater in the 1950s, and later won a Tony and an honorary Oscar. Originally broadcast in 1993.
Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film ‘The Critic’
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages “bad performance” in Anand Tucker’s new film The Critic.
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