'I didn't want it to end.' Why director Todd Phillips came back with another 'Joker' After the 2019 Joker wrapped, Phillips knew he wanted to do more with Batman's archnemesis. Joker: Folie à Deux is a musical sequel, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Terry Gross
Director Coralie Fargeat on her new horror movie 'The Substance' Demi Moore stars in the film about an aging actress who takes a black market drug to create a younger version of herself. Ayesha Rascoe
The movie 'Election' 25 years on As part of our series on movies that came out in 1999, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Vox culture writer Constance Grady about the impact of the film "Election." Scott Detrow
In 'My Old Ass,' a teen is visited by her 39-year-old self during a mushroom trip A teen meets her wisecracking, advice-dispensing 39-year-old self on a mushroom trip in Megan Park's coming-of-age rom-com My Old Ass. Bob Mondello
'South Park' creators renovate a beloved restaurant, and find nostalgia is pricey A new film follows Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they renovate a dilapidated, inauthentic, 1970s Mexican restaurant. The labor of love becomes a money-pit as they chase the landmark's former glory. John Powers
Demi Moore reflects on aging, acceptance and finding happiness within In The Substance, Moore plays an aging actress who uses a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. She says the film examines the pressures middle-aged women face to remain youthful. Tonya Mosley
Highlights from the Toronto Film Festival The Toronto Film Festival often predicts box office hits and award winners. NPR's Scott Simon talks with critic Siddhant Adlakha about some of this year's highlights. Scott Simon
Movie critics dish it out, but can they take it? Ian McKellen stars in 'The Critic' Sometimes, the movies strike back at critics. In the new film The Critic, Ian McKellen stars as a scurrilous theater scribe, the latest in a long history of buffoons and bitter curmudgeons. Bob Mondello
Remembering James Earl Jones, legend of the stage and screen Jones, who died Sept. 9, voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King. He started out in theater in the 1950s, and later won a Tony and an honorary Oscar. Originally broadcast in 1993. Terry Gross
A dying father brings 'His Three Daughters' together, in a sharply written film Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon play estranged sisters saying farewell to their terminally ill dad. It's a familiar plot, but writer-director Azazel Jacobs manages to sidesteps cliché. Justin Chang