Gay rom-com 'Bros' is light and bright while making movie history
Billy Eichner and Luke MacFarlane star in the first major studio gay romantic comedy with an almost entirely gay cast.
Movie Reviews
'Don't Worry Darling' and the mechanics of a mystery
The thriller Don't Worry Darling has a satisfying setup and some good performances. But the payoff leaves a lot to be desired.
'Blonde,' the new Marilyn Monroe biopic, is an exercise in exploitation, not empathy
The Netflix film turns Monroe into an avatar of suffering, brought low by a miserable childhood, a father she never knew and an industry full of men who abused and exploited her until her death.
These are the new movies and TV shows we can't wait to watch this fall
Our critics' guide lets you search by genre and where to watch — whether on your couch or in the theater. Here's what NPR critics are looking forward to after a busy blockbuster summer.
Viola Davis is 'The Woman King' in an epic story inspired by true events
Gina Prince-Bythewood's latest film is a rousingly old-fashioned action-drama about women warriors in 19th-century West Africa.
'Honk for Jesus' is an uneven but entertaining saga about scandal and redemption
Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall play a Southern Baptist pastor and his wife trying to redeem their legacy in the wake of a public scandal in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
'Three Thousand Years of Longing' will leave you charmed — and a little worn out
Tilda Swinton plays a literary scholar who has an encounter with a wish-granting genie, played by Idris Elba, in this flashy and ornate new fantasy film.
'The Territory' and 'Three Minutes: A Lengthening' find cinematic hope in tragedy
A pair of documentaries gleans what it can from a pre-WWII home movie and Indigenous efforts to halt the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Aubrey Plaza plays a fraudster in the mostly engrossing 'Emily the Criminal'
An art-school dropout seizes control of her life and livelihood by branching out into credit card fraud in this Los Angeles noir. Plaza is both vulnerable and fierce as a woman on the take.
The ordinariness of 'Ali & Ava' is what makes it extraordinary
A Pakistani immigrant and an Irish-born grandmother fall in love in a bleak English town in this sunny and upbeat film. Ali & Ava is a lovely, charming surprise.