With 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' fans welcome a new generation to their ranks
Ghostbusters fans are die-hard. Writer Dave Mistich is one of them.
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Cumberbatch is very convincing as a rancher in 'Power of the Dog,' Turan says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film critic Kenneth Turan for a review of the new film: The Power of the Dog — starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. a Montana rancher.
'Passing' filmmaker Rebecca Hall shares the personal story behind her movie
Hall's new Netflix film centers on two light-skinned Black women — one of whom passes for white. The story is a personal one for Hall: Her grandfather and mother also passed as white.
'Original Cast Album: Company' provides a glimpse of Sondheim's perfectionism
In 1970, Stephen Sondheim's comic musical Company broke most of the conventions of American musical theater. Now, a newly restored documentary goes inside the making of the original cast album.
'House of Gucci' author gives her take on the new film adapted from her book
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Sara Gay Forden about her book, The House of Gucci, which has just been released as a feature film starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver.
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' may be the year's best film
Cooper Hoffman, the son of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman, stars in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza, a warmly raucous look at an ambitious teen on the make in 1980s Los Angeles.
New docuseries gives fans unprecedented access to The Beatles
NPR Music critic Ann Powers reviews a new docuseries called "The Beatles: Get Back". It centers around hours of unseen footage of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
A peek at some of the 30 films that are opening this holiday season
More than 30 films are opening between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. Here's a selective peek at all the wanna-be blockbusters and awards contenders that Hollywood has wrapped up for the holidays.
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' is an endearing slice of '70s Hollywood
An enterprising teen and a 20-something photographer's assistant become unlikely friends — and then zig-zag from one comic episode to the next — in this altogether wonderful film.
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HBO revolutionized TV, but the next few years are tipped to be pivotal for its future
Journalist James Andrew Miller and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans talk about how HBO changed television and why the next few years are pivotal for the network's future.