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'Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood': The Man Who Sold Sex To The Stars

5:00pm July 26, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

The documentary about Scotty Bowers, who procured same-sex lovers for many of Hollywood's biggest stars, skimps on emotional depth to let its subject dish gossip in his charming, gregarious way.

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, givin' the people what they want, in Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

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Spectacular Real-World Stunts Make 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' A Blast

5:00pm July 26, 2018

Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie returns to the M:I franchise with jaw-dropping stunts and set pieces, ensuring that "Fallout's sky-high thrill quotient obliterates that of all competitors."

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'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' And 'Nanette' Brim With Heart And Humanity

1:47pm July 26, 2018

by John Powers

Morgan Neville's moving documentary about Fred Rogers and Netflix's stand-up special starring Australian comic Hannah Gadsby both refuse to play along with established genre conventions.

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Oh, they go there, all right. From L to R: Beast Boy (Greg Cipes), Starfire (Hynden Walch), Robin (Scott Menville), Raven (Tara Strong) and Cyborg (Khary Payton) bust moves — and heads.

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'Teen Titans GO! To The Movies': Joke! Gag! DC Films Aren't Just For Mopes Anymore!

5:00am July 26, 2018

by Glen Weldon

This bright, silly and breezily funny film finds the Cartoon Network heroes going Hollywood, bringing deep-cut DC Comics references — and fart jokes — with them.

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'Miseducation Of Cameron Post' Creators Take Aim At Gay Conversion Therapy

4:00pm July 25, 2018

by Terry Gross

Desiree Akhavan's new film, based on Emily Danforth's 2012 young adult novel, centers on a high school girl who's sent to a Christian conversion center after she's caught kissing her girlfriend.

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In Blindspotting, the friendship between hotheaded Miles (Rafael Casal, left) and ex-con Collin (Daveed Diggs) is a window into the race and class politics of a gentrifying Oakland.

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In 'Blindspotting,' A Cinematic Love Letter To A Changing Oakland

4:58pm July 22, 2018

by Michel Martin

Actors and spoken-word artists Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal wrote and star in a buddy comedy finely attuned to race and class politics. Of course, they set it in their hometown.

A Pakistani Squash Player Profiled In 'The War To Be Her'

8:12am July 22, 2018

Maria Toorpakai was stopped from playing squash in her native Pakistan. Today she's one of the best players. Her story is told in The War to Be Her by Erin Heidenreich. Korva Coleman speaks to them.

Daniel Wu plays the starring role in the TV series Into the Badlands, and also serves as one of its executive producers.

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A Superstar In China, Daniel Wu Emerges In His Native California

8:15am July 21, 2018

by Chloe Veltman

The Chinese-American actor became an action movie mainstay abroad over the last 20 years. Thanks to his leading role in the TV series Into the Badlands, he's finally getting noticed in the U.S.

'Far From The Tree' Celebrates Family Differences

4:26pm July 20, 2018

by Bob Mondello

The documentary Far From the Tree chronicles the lives of children who are not what their parents wanted or expected.

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The new TARDIS crew — Jodie Whittaker and companions Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, plus showrunner Chris Chibnall and executive producer Matt Strevens.

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Comic-Con, Day Two: Who's Day

3:31pm July 20, 2018

Our intrepid reporters Mallory Yu and Petra Mayer take on another day of San Diego Comic-Con, from immersive fan adventures to, yes, all the Doctor Who you can shake a sonic screwdriver at.