Movies

Paul Rudd becomes a real-life hero for a bullied Colorado boy

1:54pm July 10, 2022

by Amina Kilpatrick

Brody Ridder, 12, came home with a nearly empty yearbook. His mom's Facebook post about the experience caught the attention of other students — and one not-so-small actor.

There are dozens of viral videos on TikTok showing teens participating in the #gentleminions trend.

Arts

Teens are dressing in suits to see 'Minions' as meme culture and boredom collide

2:21pm July 09, 2022

by Manuela López Restrepo

A viral trend depicts teens in suits on their way to go see the latest installment in the minions universe. Here's why.

Why I love quiet action sequences in movies

6:00am July 09, 2022

by Linda Holmes

NPR critic Linda Holmes explains why action sequences that don't echo into the movie theater next door should be appreciated.

National

In 'Thor: Love & Thunder,' the hammer-throwing hero takes on Gorr the God Butcher

4:24pm July 08, 2022

by Bob Mondello

Thor becomes the first Marvel superhero to get a four-quel in Thor: Love & Thunder, which finds him battling a villain called Gorr The God Butcher.

Arts

Denzel Washington: The Fresh Air interview

1:28pm July 08, 2022

by Terry Gross

Washington was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2008, about the film The Great Debaters, which he directed and starred in.

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Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon play a couple whose relationship is threatened by another man in Both Sides of the Blade.

Arts

'Both Sides of the Blade' is a French melodrama about intimacy and illicit desire

1:28pm July 08, 2022

by Justin Chang

Juliette Binoche is a woman whose life is disrupted by the return of a former lover. Both Sides of the Blade sounds like soap-opera material, but nothing about the film feels trite or predictable.

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James Caan on the set of the 1975 film Rollerball.

Arts

James Caan, an onscreen tough guy and movie craftsman, has died at 82

6:52pm July 07, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Caan's memorable screen appearances included Brian's Song, The Godfather, Misery and Elf.

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World News

Pakistan audiences react to 'Ms. Marvel,' Marvel's 1st Muslim superhero headliner

5:06pm July 06, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

Disney+ brings Ms.Marvel to theaters across Pakistan to celebrate the first Pakistani Marvel superhero Kamala Khan.

Latest 'Minions' movie set a box office record for the July 4th weekend

7:44am July 06, 2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru brought out audiences in droves for the July fourth weekend. Its success is partly due to a TikTok trend.

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New documentary 'Hiding in Plain Sight' sheds light on youth mental health crisis

5:26pm July 05, 2022

The new documentary Hiding in Plain Sight is an investigation of the mental health challenges of youth in the U.S., which Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has flagged as a "real and widespread" problem.