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Nicole Kidman plays the CEO of a high-tech shipping company, and Harris Dickinson is her intern, in <em>Babygirl</em>.

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She's his boss at work, he's her boss in bed in the unsatisfying 'Babygirl'

Nicole Kidman plays a high-flying, married businesswoman who begins an affair with an intern half her age. It's a lead performance more daring than the film itself.

January 07, 2025
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  • John Powers

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'Close Your Eyes' is the best film of 2024 — but these 10 others are also contenders

Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that stands alone.

December 24, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Nicholas Hoult (front row, center) plays Justin Kemp in <em>Juror #2</em>.

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The jury's in: You won't miss anything watching this movie from the couch

There's been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint Eastwood, was very muted. But this movie is perfect to watch at home.

December 21, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse star in <em>Nickel Boys. </em>

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'The Brutalist' and 'Nickel Boys' are 2 ambitious and captivating dramas

Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word "epic."

December 20, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson as Elwood and Turner, respectively, in <em>Nickel Boys. </em>

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'Nickel Boys' establishes a new way of seeing Black characters on screen

RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an ambitious, immersive experience.

December 13, 2024
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  • Aisha Harris
When one of her friends is injured at a rally, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami, center) becomes increasingly supportive of the movement challenging Iran's authoritarian regime.

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Shot in secret, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' calls out Iran's authoritarian regime

Earlier this year, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a middle class family grappling with Iran's social unrest.

December 11, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Actor Timothée Chalamet (right) answers questions after a screening of the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, hosted by Associate Dean of Film and Acting, Karl Rouse (left) at SCAD in Midtown Atlanta on Dec. 7, 2024.

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WATCH: In Atlanta, actor Timothée Chalamet introduces Bob Dylan's music to a new generation

Students packed a theater at SCAD Saturday to watch the heady Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown as hundreds more waited outside for a glimpse of its star, Timothée Chalamet.

December 10, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Clockwise from top left: <em>A Man on the Inside, Hacks, Challengers, Flow, Nickel Boys, Shōgun.</em>

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The best movies and TV of 2024, picked for you by NPR critics

Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.

December 10, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Aisha Harris,
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William Lee (Daniel Craig, right) falls for a freshly discharged U.S. Navy serviceman (Drew Starkey) in <em>Queer</em>.

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In 'Queer,' Daniel Craig is outstanding as a fictionalized William S. Burroughs

In this adaptation of Burroughs' autobiographical novel, Craig plays an American who falls hard for a younger man in 1950s Mexico City. It's a singular performance, but also a deeply human one.

December 06, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
The attraction between superfan Alana (Hunter King) and Chiefs Director of Fan Engagement (Tyler Hynes) is just one of the love stories in <em>Holiday Touchdown.</em>

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Sure, the Chiefs' Hallmark movie is a rom-com. It's also a love letter to sports fans

Hallmark's partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs seems perfectly timed to capitalize on Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce. But the story of a family's devotion to a sports team is something many fans can relate to.

November 30, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in <em>Wicked</em>.

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'Gladiator II' and 'Wicked' are lavish spectacles — but are they another Barbenheimer?

Two big-budget films are set to battle at the box office: Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ancient Rome.

November 22, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Galinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) are opposites in every way, forced to room together at Shiz University.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Wicked' defies gravity, if not time

The movie adaptation of Wicked brings a pop superstar and Tony winner together for career-high performances.

November 20, 2024
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  • Aisha Harris
Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha) form a sisterly bond in <em>All We Can Imagine as Light. </em>

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Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in 'All We Can Imagine as Light'

This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world.

November 18, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Nicholas Hoult (front row, center) plays Justin Kemp in<em> Juror #2.</em>

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'Juror #2' is a thorny legal thriller — and possibly Clint Eastwood's last film

Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime.

November 08, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in <em>Here, </em>a film adapted from the millennia-spanning graphic novel by Richard McGuire. It's a technically and narratively difficult story to tell on-screen and the result is crowded and confusing.

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  • Movie Reviews

Here's why we're disappointed with 'Here': It's more complicated than it is good

Here, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, was adapted from a millennia-spanning graphic novel. But it's a technically and narratively difficult story on-screen and the result is crowded and confusing.

November 02, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
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