Unhinged yet uplifting, ‘Poor Things’ is an un-family-friendly ‘Barbie’
Emma Stone stars as an adult woman with the anarchic spirit of a very young child in a strangely touching film that’s filled with transgressive sex, sadistic power games and grisly violence.
Gwyneth Paltrow made a stunning admission: she hasn’t seen ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, “I can’t keep track of who’s what.”
Netflix releases new psychological thriller: ‘Leave the World Behind’
Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke star in the new dystopian thriller Leave the World Behind. It’s about a white couple renting from a Black couple with suspicion and tension between the two.
‘Poor Things’: a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy
Emma Stone teams up with director Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, a Frankenstein-inspired black comedy about a young woman shaking up the society around her as she comes into her own.
‘Anselm’ documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work
Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders’ new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer’s art.
‘Oppenheimer’ will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say
The decision to release the movie profiling the American scientist follows criticism that the film largely ignored the impact of the bombings that killed more than 200,000 people in Japan.
‘The Wicker Man’ gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50
The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as “folk horror.” The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.
‘Periodical’ filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax
Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a “beautiful cycle” that happens to half of the world’s population — one that “we’re not supposed to talk about it.” Her new film aims to break the stigma.
Father of Sandy Hook school shooting victim keeps his son’s memory alive
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. His story is the subject of a new documentary: A Father’s Promise.
Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios
SAG-AFTRA’s actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.
A review of ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ from NPR’s ‘It’s Been a Minute’
NPR’s It’s Been a Minute reviews megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.
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