Pamela Anderson's had an 'amazing, wild, messy life' — and she's still reinventing Pamela Anderson's role as a lifeguard on Baywatch made her global sex symbol in the '90s. But she longed to be taken seriously as a performer and intellectual. Her new film is The Last Showgirl. Tonya Mosley
In 'A Real Pain,' Jesse Eisenberg asks: What is the purpose of 'tragedy tourism'? Eisenberg's film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD. Terry Gross
Film offers 'Hard Truths' about why some people are happy — and others are miserable Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a phenomenal performance as a profoundly unhappy woman. There isn't a lot of plot, but director Mike Leigh builds his stories from the details and detritus of daily life. Justin Chang
Shakespeare meets gaming in 'Grand Theft Hamlet' During pandemic lockdowns, two actors decided to try to stage a Shakespeare play entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story. Bob Mondello
David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78 His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks. Kyle Norris
Bid on the bard: Auction features historic items from Bob Dylan's life The lot includes about 50 items and features early handwritten drafts for Dylan's hit "Mr. Tambourine Man" as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica. Manuela López Restrepo
Oscar nominations are delayed again as fires burn on in Los Angeles Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March. Mandalit del Barco
8 off-the-beaten path movies you can stream right now Check out the big Oscar contenders all you want, but 2024 was also a solid year for movies that didn't have big names, big studios and big marketing departments behind them. Glen Weldon
Tilda Swinton thinks about death and says you should, too Swinton plays a woman dying of cancer in Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door. "A life spent considering how we're going to spend our end is not wasted time," Swinton says. Terry Gross
