Movies

Laverne Cox is the executive producer and a prominent voice in the new documentary Disclosure.

Trans People 'Have Always Been There,' Says 'Disclosure' Producer Laverne Cox

5:08am July 13, 2020

by Noel King

The Emmy-winning actress is the executive producer of Disclosure, a new documentary on trans representation in Hollywood. Trans people were on film as early as 1914, but often misrepresented.

Politics & Government

'John Lewis: Good Trouble' Documents Civil Rights Leader's Human Side

6:05pm July 11, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Dawn Porter about her latest film, John Lewis: Good Trouble.

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Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg star in Palm Springs, an offbeat romcom with a surprising amount of charm.

Arts

Kick Back With 'Palm Springs,' A Witty Romcom About Fighting Despair

7:00am July 11, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti finds two people connecting at a wedding and getting a lot more than they bargained for.

Arts

Actor André Holland Explores: 'Where I Fit, How I Fit, If I Fit'

1:49pm July 10, 2020

by Terry Gross

Best known for his roles in Moonlight and Castle Rock, Holland has a starring role in a new radio version of Shakespeare's Richard II. Originally broadcast in 2018.

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Captain Krause (Tom Hanks) looks astern in Greyhound.

Arts

World War II Naval Drama 'Greyhound' Charts A Trim, Efficient Course

9:00am July 10, 2020

by Glen Weldon

Tom Hanks stars in, and wrote the screenplay for, this familiar but effective tale of a Navy captain leading a convoy of merchants ships through U-boat-infested seas.

Director Gina Prince Bythewood on the set of The Old Guard.

'Old Guard' Superhero Warriors Battle Their Greatest Foe Yet — Ennui

5:47am July 10, 2020

by Noel King

The Old Guard director Gina Prince-Bythewood is the first black woman to direct a big budget superhero movie. "I hate the fact that I'm the first — in 2020 that we're still having firsts," she says.

KiKi Layne, Luca Marinelli, Charlie Theron, and Marwan Kenzari are part of The Old Guard in Netflix's film of the same name.

Arts

'The Old Guard' Is A Smart Blend Of Action And Emotion

5:01am July 10, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood knocks it out of the park with a film about soldiers who fight (and fight and fight), based on a series of comics and starring Charlize Theron as the boss.

Welcome to Chechnya chronicles the persecution of LGBTQ youth in this ultra-conservative society.

Arts

'Welcome To Chechnya' Chronicles Abuses Against Its LGBTQ Citizens

1:50pm July 08, 2020

by Justin Chang

Homosexuality and gender nonconformity have long been frowned upon in Chechen society. Welcome to Chechnya is a grimly ironic title for a documentary that plays like a chilling undercover thriller.

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Walter Mercado, celebrity astrologer and great dresser, is featured in a new documentary called Mucho Mucho Amor.

Arts

Walter Mercado, Remembered, With 'Mucho Mucho Amor'

7:00am July 08, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Walter Mercado found his way into many tens of millions of homes as a television astrologer. A new Netflix documentary looks at his life and what he meant to the people who watched him.

Arthur Jafa, photographed in Milan, Italy on Jan. 14, 2020.

Arthur Jafa's Glorious Vision And Kanye West's Gilded Faith

3:25pm July 07, 2020

by Tavia Nyong'o

Arthur Jafa, the celebrated artist, translates a new song from West into his own film-visual language, both elevating and transcending it.