Graverobbers find more than what is physically lost in new film ‘La Chimera’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Italian director Alice Rohrwacher about her new film, “La Chimera,” about a group of grave robbers in the 1980s. Lilia Pino Blouin translates.
Harvard’s TikTok strategy; plus, Shirley Chisholm, the coalition diva
TikTok has come under fire for its addictive algorithm and for being a place where misinformation spreads. But still, there is one institution that thinks TikTok actually has the potential to be a source of good in our world: Harvard. To be more specif…
Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win Best Support Actor Oscar, dies
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87.
2 filmmakers capture a young Nigerian ballet dancer’s journey in ‘Madu’
NPR’s Debbie Elliott speaks to Anthony Madu, a young Nigerian ballet dancer who’s featured in a new Disney+ documentary about his discovery, and move to a prestigious ballet school in England.
‘Godzilla x Kong’ and ‘Godzilla Minus One’ revamp the classic monster story
Godzilla has been around for 70 years and recently won his first Oscar. The beloved 2023 Japanese production Godzilla Minus One won an Oscar for visual effects. Now, the Hollywood MonsterVerse franchise rolls on with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, wh…
Kevin Hart takes home his Mark Twain Prize for American humor
Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center Sunday night. Fellow comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Chelsea Handler were there to roast him.
A look back at Freaknik, Atlanta’s iconic HBCU spring break party of ’80s and ’90s
A new documentary looks at Freaknik, an annual spring break party in Atlanta during the 1980s and 90s which became a victim of its own success.
‘Shirley’ is a celebratory biopic that doesn’t end in triumph
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Regina King and John Ridley, star and director of the biopic “Shirley” which celebrates Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress.
This recycled ‘Road House’ can’t capture the B-movie spirit of the original
The new remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film comes up short, caught between an unironic ’80s homage and a more wised-up contemporary sensibility.
Jake Gyllenhaal punches up a ‘Road House’ remake
The 1989 movie Road House starred Patrick Swayze as a no-nonsense bouncer who saves a honky-tonk bar from a local toughs. Now, in the new remake, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a former UFC fighter who accepts a job to clean up a seaside bar in the Florida Keys that’s being terrorized by a motorcycle gang. There’s still plenty of fighting and plenty of brooding, but how does it hold up to the original cult classic?
The case for bad accents; plus, rectifying the ubiquity of bad sex
Dune: Part Two is a marvel of cinematic wonder. Amongst all the chatter around the cinematography and lore, Brittany also noticed that there was a particular fascination with Austin Butler’s accent. Butler is no stranger to a distinctive voice – he was…
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