What 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' thinks of Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie 'Unfrosted' The Netflix movie Unfrosted tells a made-up version of Pop-Tarts' origin story. It hasn't been received favorably, including by NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts. Linda Holmes
The adventures of Middle Earth will soon continue in theaters Andy Serkis, the actor who portrayed Gollum, the tormented creature obsessed with the One Ring to rule them all, in Lord of the Rings, will reprise the role in two films centered around the character.
The 1970 documentary 'Let It Be' is getting its first official release since 1981 The documentary is about the making of the Beatles' album of the same name. Its raw footage was the basis of Peter Jackson's eight hour series Get Back. The new release is only 80 minutes long.
In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts finally get the spotlight For years, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes action heroes have been pushing for an Oscars category to honor their work. Many hope The Fall Guy will make it a reality. Mandalit del Barco
Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness' Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to? Leah Donnella
'The Fall Guy' entertains as an action-adventure romcom while revealing movie magic In the new stunt-crammed romcom The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling is a stuntman, and Emily Blunt is both his ex and his director. Bob Mondello
Harvey Weinstein's New York trial, round two, is likely to move forward in the fall The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Why 1999 was such a big year for movies NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brian Raftery, author of the book, Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.
You know it when you see it: Here are some movies that got sex scenes right Good sex scenes are like any other kind of good filmmaking: It comes down to execution with purpose and care, done relative to whatever the function of the scene might be. Linda Holmes
A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special' A young single dad is on a mission in the film Nowhere Special. With a terminal illness and no family to turn to, he's searching for the perfect adoptive family for his four-year-old son. Bob Mondello