'Flee' creators on being a refugee: It's not an identity, it's a circumstance of life
The film Flee opens with a question: "What does the word 'home' mean to you?" For Amin Nawabi, the answer is complicated.
Movies
A peek at the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary short films
This year's Oscars contenders for documentary short films cover the housing crisis, life in present day Afghanistan, the story of a pioneering Black woman athlete, a deaf high school, and bullying.
'Attica' filmmakers on the making of the documentary
The new documentary painstakingly recounts the deadly 1971 prison uprising. NPR's Michel Martin talks to co-directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry.
'Deep Water' could have been artful or fun — but instead, it's just mechanical
The movie's conceit is right up director Adrian Lyne's alley: a story about the mixing of sex and violence. But the film, starring Ana De Armas and Ben Affleck, is more competent than anything else.
Halyna Hutchins' parents are trapped in Ukraine, Matt Hutchins says
Months after the Rust cinematographer was shot and killed, Halyna Hutchins' mother and father have been unable to escape the country, says her widower, who calls for safe corridors for refugees.
'CODA' actor rocks out to music and NPR news
'CODA' costar Daniel Durant, who is deaf, shares a story about turing up the sound system in his car. A musicologist explains that people who are deaf have a complex appreciation of sound.
'Windfall' is a satisfying, well-acted thriller that lives up to its clever premise
The Netflix movie, directed by Charlie McDowell, follows three unnamed characters played by Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. What unfolds is unsettling, suspenseful and very, very tense.
'Deep Water' is a disjointed take on an unhappy couple's open marriage
Director Adrian Lyne made his mark in Hollywood years ago with films like Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal. Now he's back, with the story of a picture-perfect marriage marred by mind games.
What the Amazon-MGM deal means for the streaming business
MGM is the film and television studio behind iconic films like the James Bond franchise, Rocky and The Silence of the Lambs.
Review: 'The Outfit' is tailor-made to keep audiences guessing
Though the new thriller The Outfit is set in a tailor's shop in 1950s Chicago, it's not about the outfits he makes — but about an underworld consortium his gangster customers hope to join.