Movies

Melissa McCarthy plays Michelle Darnell, an industry titan trying to rebrand her image after a jail sentence, in The Boss.

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Melissa McCarthy Is Very Rich And Very Mean As 'The Boss'

5:00pm April 07, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

McCarthy and Kristen Bell can't quite get the comedic fires going in the story of a super-wealthy woman whose unfortunate assistant winds up embroiled in her evil cookie-making scheme.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a widower taking a destructive path through grief in Demolition.

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A Widower, A House, And A Plot Hammer That Hits A Little Hard

5:00pm April 07, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a man who starts literally destroying his surroundings out of grief in Demolition, from director Jean-Marc Vallee.

Jesse Eisenberg and Gabriel Byrne in Louder Than Bombs.

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A Photographer's Family Left Behind In 'Louder Than Bombs'

5:00pm April 07, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

A war photographer's death leaves behind a family of men battling their own demons in the unusually structured film from Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier.

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A Family Drama Unfolds Through Shifting Viewpoints In 'Louder Than Bombs'

2:45pm April 07, 2016

by David Edelstein

Point-of-view is passed like a baton among the tortured main characters in Joachim Trier's new film. Critic David Edelstein says Louder than Bombs is intimate, touching and "insistently alive."

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Stormtroopers attend the European premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Leicester Square on Dec. 16 in London.

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'Star Wars' Alert: The 'Rogue One' Trailer Is Here

11:51am April 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The first teaser trailer for this year's Star Wars movie has arrived. The film — set after the end of the prequels, but before the original series — is the first stand-alone movie of the franchise.

Cacá (played by Alyne Santana) is one of several characters who dreams of a life beyond the vaquejada in Neon Bull.

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In 'Neon Bull,' A Strange, Dreamy Road Movie Reveals A Vanishing Way Of Life

2:23pm April 06, 2016

by John Powers

Set amidst Brazil's version of rodeo, Gabriel Mascaro's new film blends hope, melancholy, humor and poetry. Critic John Powers says Neon Bull is a remarkable feature that is filled with funny moments.

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Admiral Ackbar pauses before delivering his immortal line: "It's a trap!" Voice actor Erik Bauersfeld, who uttered those words, has died.

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'Star Wars' Voice Actor Who, As Admiral Ackbar, Warned 'It's A Trap!' Dies At 93

3:55pm April 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Erik Bauersfeld's amphibious rebel commander was far from the biggest role that the Star Wars movies had to offer. But three words transformed a bit part into a fan favorite: "It's a trap!"

In The Paint, And In Pain: Chamique Holdsclaw's Fight With Depression

5:33pm April 03, 2016

The former WNBA star and her battle with depression is the subject of a new documentary, Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw. She speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Don Cheadle plays Miles Davis in the movie Miles Ahead. Cheadle's portrayal is being hailed as capturing the "badass" swagger that made Davis a hero to generations of black men.

Don Cheadle's Miles Davis: The Latest 'Badass' Black Man On Screen

1:49pm April 02, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Don Cheadle personifies jazz genius Miles Davis in his new film Miles Ahead. Badass black men rarely show up as leads in mainstream movies.

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Both mentor and student have lives that are a mess in The Dark Horse.

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Upending Troubled-Teen Conventions In 'Standing Tall' And 'The Dark Horse'

6:56pm April 01, 2016

by Bob Mondello

France's Standing Tall and the Maori drama The Dark Horse both feature adults reaching out to teens in unorthodox ways.

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