‘Bottoms’ is an absurdist high school sex comedy that rages and soars
The cheeky black comedy stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri as teens who start a fight club to get laid.
Anime can invite you into worlds you didn’t know before. It does for me
Cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro and Dragon Ball Z introduced me to anime — and started an ongoing love for the artform and its stories that explore what it means to be human.
The art of casting in Hollywood
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with host of the Academy Museum’s podcast, Jacqueline Stewart, and casting director Reuben Cannon about the art of casting in Hollywood.
‘Mutt’ is a journey into what happens when your past and present collide
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor Lío Mehiel and writer/director Vuk Lungulov Klotz about their movie, “Mutt.”
Netflix extra DVD offer ahead of service shutdown confuses some customers
Fans of the streamer’s 25-year-old hard-copy delivery service are welcoming the promotion ahead of its shutdown at the end of September. But the terms are vague.
Encore: Movie theaters are hot again
In what’s being called the “Barbie boost,” people are going out to the movies again. But can brick & mortar theatres sustain that momentum against the pressures of the Hollywood strikes?
Steve James on his new film about a Manhattan Project scientist who was spying for the Soviets
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with director Steve James — known for “Hoop Dreams” — about his new film, “A Compassionate Spy.” It’s about a Manhattan Project scientist who shared secrets with the Soviets.
Get ready for lots of toy-based movies trying to duplicate the success of ‘Barbie’
The Barbie movie is on pace to be the top-grossing film this year. This means we’re about to get a lot of movies trying to duplicate that success in a toy-filled cinematic future.
Another Disney princess, another online outrage. This time it’s about ‘Snow White’
Rachel Zegler finds herself at the center of another Disney princess outrage. But the way this particular one came about demonstrates the inner workings of a fine-tuned cycle for whipping up fury.
Filmmakers behind Latinx superhero movies like ‘Blue Beetle’ hope to inspire change
Many of the new movie superheroes star Latino actors or have Latino characters with diverse origin stories — and their creators hope the heroes will influence change.
Remembering ‘Exorcist’ director William Friedkin
Friedkin, who died Aug. 7, won an Oscar 1972 for The French Connection. “Some of the most interesting, fascinating people that I’ve ever known are on the other side of the law,” he said in 1988.
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