'Wolfwalkers' Is A Rich, Densely Packed Visual Feast
The story is simple, the themes surprisingly complex, and the hand-drawn animation is stunning in this stylish tale of a young girl yearning for freedom.
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'Farewell Amor': How Long Can A Family Stay Apart And Remain A Family?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with filmmaker Ekwa Msangi about her new movie, Farewell Amor, which tells the story of a family reunited in New York City after 17 years apart due to visa issues.
'Fresh Air' Critic Revisits The TV, Books And Movies That Helped Ease Lockdown
From Lovers Rock to The Good Lord Bird, the titles on John Powers' year-end list didn't simply distract; they also delved into enduring questions of freedom, dignity and survival.
In 'Ammonite,' Kate Winslet Portrays A Same-Sex Love Story 'Without Secrecy Or Fear'
Winslet plays real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning in a film that imagines an affair between Anning and another woman. "It's storytelling that normalizes and expresses same-sex love," Winslet says.
Exquisitely Detailed And Impeccably Made, 'Mank' Is A Dazzling Feat
David Fincher's new film is a playful weave of fact and fiction as it reimagines the story of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in the years that inspired the Hollywood masterpiece.
'Small Axe': Steve McQueen Talks 5-Part Anthology
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with award-winning director Steve McQueen about his latest project, a set of five stand-alone movies exploring life in the West Indian communities of Britain.
'Mank' Is A Lushly Rendered Cinematic Landscape
David Fincher's dramatization of Citizen Kane's origin story is an impressive, if occasionally inert, biopic.
In 'Sound Of Metal,' Sudden Hearing Loss Sends A Drummer Reeling
Riz Ahmed gives a quiet, intense and profoundly unsentimental performance as a rock drummer who suddenly loses his hearing and stubbornly refuses to accept it.
Actors File Age Discrimination Suit Over SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Cuts
The actors and their supporters say that the union is dropping nearly 12,000 people — many over the age of 65 — from its health care plan at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
'The Prom' Musical Moves From Broadway To Cinema Screens
The Prom is the latest hit Broadway musical to get a screen adaptation. Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Andrew Rannells, it will be released in cinemas on Friday.