Review: The magic peaks early on in 'Magic Mike's Last Dance'
Channing Tatum bids an apparent farewell to the franchise that made him a star in Magic Mike's Last Dance.
Movie Reviews
In the 'Last Dance,' Magic Mike leaves his thong-and-dance routine behind
The third and final Magic Mike movie isn't nearly as sexy or entertaining as its predecessors. Mike (Channing Tatum) is now bartending and is seduced by a London socialite (Salma Hayek Pinault).
It's easy to focus on what's bad — 'All That Breathes' celebrates the good
The Oscar-nominated documentary follows two brothers in Delhi who run a homemade infirmary nursing black kites — birds of prey widely considered a scavenging nuisance — back to health.
If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate
The Cannes award-winner Close -- about two inseparable teen boys — is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.
Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now
The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.
An adolescent friendship fractures in the Belgian Oscar hopeful, 'Close'
The social forces are pervasive but subtle in Lukas Dhont's Close — no overt bullying or homophobia, just internalized pressures on still-developing psyches.
'Women Talking' explores survival, solidarity and spirituality after sexual assault
Eight women come together in a hayloft to decide what's next after their religious colony is devastated by sexual violence. Sarah Polley adapted Miriam Toews' novel, which was drawn from true events.
'Saint Omer' is a complex courtroom drama about much more than the murder at hand
Based on an actual criminal case in France in which a Senegalese woman killed her baby daughter, Alice Diop's film is rigorous, powerful and crackling with ideas about isolation and colonialism.
When her mother goes 'Missing,' a Gen-Z teen takes up a tense search on screens
The new thriller Missing unfolds on the screens of a teenager searching for her vanished mother. But the growth of what should be a simple format turns out to be ... complicated.
In 'No Bears', a banned filmmaker takes bold aim at Iranian society
In 2010, Iranian the authorities charged Jafar Panahi with making anti-government propaganda. No Bears, which was filmed in secret, is a brilliant, layered drama — and an idiosyncratic self portrait.