Ryan Coogler says 'Sinners' inspiration felt 'like a bolt of lightning' The Oscar-nominated filmmaker directed both Black Panther films and Creed. Coogler's latest movie is a vampire thriller about twins who open a juke joint in Jim Crow Mississippi. Tonya Mosley
Harvey Weinstein is on trial, again. Opening arguments start Wednesday Weinstein is facing sex crimes charges after his 2020 New York conviction was overturned last year. The #MeToo movement was catalyzed in part by the many women who came forward to accuse the disgraced producer of misconduct. Ilya Marritz
Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination." Mandalit del Barco
David Cronenberg's grief is "as powerful as it always was" David Cronenberg's The Shrouds is a meditation on grief and obsession. Ayesha Rascoe
'Sinners' is one of the most interesting and audacious movies this year This latest Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan collaboration is set in 1930s Mississippi — it's awash in gorgeous music, turbulent romance, pan-African spiritualism and, by the end, buckets of blood. Justin Chang
Documentary 'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie' looks at the rise of the comedy duo The comedy duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong became the standard bearers of pot humor in the 1970s. They're now the subjects of the documentary "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie." A Martínez
'Sinners' is a blood-drenched, blues-infected thriller Twin brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, return to their Mississippi hometown in 1932 to start a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's otherworldly tale of race and music, Sinners. Bob Mondello
More than half of Americans use subtitles because audio is 'muddled,' survey finds Mumbling actors, multi-layered soundtracks and big TVs with little speakers are driving viewers to subtitles. Barry Gordemer
Academy Awards add a new category — for stunt design The Academy Awards added a new category that recognizes stunt design. We talk to a veteran stunt coordinator about the long road to recognition for stunt professionals. Juana Summers
'Warfare' embeds the audience in the chaos of modern combat Inspired by the true story of a squad of Navy SEALs who came under fire in Iraq in 2006, Warfare offers a moment-by-moment view that manages to say something new about the combat experience. Justin Chang