Oscar-nommed doc: A 13-year-old and her dad demand justice after she is raped
In “To Kill a Tiger,” director Nisha Pahuja follows the case of a girl who is gang-raped in her Indian village. The villagers say she should marry one of the rapists.
J.Lo can’t stop telling us about herself. Why can’t I stop watching?
Jennifer Lopez’s latest film is a direct-to-streaming musical extravaganza called This Is Me…Now. It’s a self-financed love story inspired by her own that is at once camp, and classically J.Lo.
Lily Gladstone could make history if she wins an Oscar. She doesn’t take it lightly
“Killers of the Flower Moon” actress Lily Gladstone could become the first Native American actor to win an Oscar in an acting category.
Sterling K. Brown recommends taking it ‘moment to moment,’ on screen and in life
Brown won Emmys for his roles in The People v. O.J. Simpson and This is Us. Now he’s nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for American Fiction. Originally broadcast Jan. 4, 2024.
‘Rustin’ star Colman Domingo says the civil rights activist has been a ‘North Star’
Domingo is nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Bayard Rustin, an activist who was forced into the background because he was gay. Originally broadcast Dec. 11, 2024.
A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in ‘Tótem’
Director Lila Avilés’ film is a celebration of family and spirituality in contemporary Mexican society. And it’s a beacon of how women filmmakers are becoming the new face of Mexican cinema.
Jennifer Lopez: Then and now
Jennifer Lopez offers a companion to her 2002 album This Is Me…Then. On This Is Me…Now she is once again inspired by falling in love with Ben Affleck.
A Liberian woman with a mysterious past dwells in limbo in ‘Drift’
Cynthia Erivo stars as Jacqueline, a refugee who retreats from the world after experiencing tragedy at home. She befriends an American tour guide (Alia Shawkat) on the shore of an unnamed Greek isle.
Oscars, take note: ‘Poor Things’ built its weird, unforgettable world from scratch
Oddsmakers say Barbie will win this year’s Oscar for production design. Our critic makes the case for Poor Things, which methodically builds a unique world for its main character to thrive within.
The ‘food’ you see on-screen often isn’t real food. Not so, in ‘The Taste of Things’
Food stylists will sometimes swap glue for milk and coat meat with motor oil. But on the set of The Taste of Things, the meals were real — and the actors kept eating after the director yelled “Cut!”
A Tunisian mother lost 2 daughters to ISIS. ‘Four Daughters’ delves into how
The Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters tells the story of Olfa Hamrouni’s two eldest daughters, who disappeared to join ISIS. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with the director Kaouther Ben Hania.
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