Movies

Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls, a young woman who carved out a successful life on her own terms.

Arts

'The Glass Castle' Nearly Shatters Under The Weight Of Its Metaphors

6:42pm August 10, 2017

by Scott Tobias

The film, based on Jeannette Walls' memoir of her nomadic, impoverished childhood, clings to the book's lyrical imagery in ways too overdetermined to work on the big screen.

Kiersey Clemons and Callum Turner in The Only Living Boy in New York.

Arts

'The Only Living Boy In New York': A Callow, Shallow Writer Makes Good

5:00pm August 10, 2017

by Ella Taylor

In director Marc Webb's indulgent coming-of-age tale, a young Manhattan writer believes the world revolves around him. Unfortunately, the film believes the same thing.

Non voices Suzu, an 18-year-old with a rich fantasy life living in Hiroshima's port city of Kure.

Arts

Haunting, Dreamlike 'In This Corner Of The World' Depicts Hiroshima, Before And After

5:00pm August 10, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

In this beautifully rendered, meticulously researched anime, we view the bustling Japanese city through the eyes of a young daydreamer whose life is shattered by the inconceivable.

Boris (Cédric Kahn) and Marie (Bérénice Bejo) have decided to separate — sort of — in After Love.

Arts

A Couple Breaks Up, But Stays Together, In 'After Love'

5:00pm August 10, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

In this loose, partly improvised French drama, a couple separates after 15 years of marriage — but continues to live in the same apartment.

Detroit Special Screening in New York City

Books

1A Movie Club Sees "Detroit"

4:56pm August 10, 2017

How many stars do you give this historical drama?

Chinese Blockbuster 'Wolf Warrior II' Mixes Jingoism With Hollywood Heroism

4:27pm August 10, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

China's summer blockbuster is Wolf Warrior II, a movie high on jingoism with a poster that reads, "Anyone who offends China, no matter how remote, must be exterminated."

Arts

'Life Is Short': Aubrey Plaza Keeps Busy With 2 New Films And A TV Series

1:57pm August 10, 2017

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Plaza may be best known for Parks and Recreation, but she has several new projects in the works. She costarred in FX's Legion, and has two new films this summer, The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West.

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Rob Brydon (left) and Steve Coogan improvise exaggerated versions of themselves in The Trip to Spain.

Arts

Friends Coogan And Brydon Take Their Dueling Impressions On A 'Trip To Spain'

6:00am August 10, 2017

by Bob Mondello

In this third film based on their food-tasting show, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon worry (in the voice of John Hurt) that they'll soon feel as ancient as the dinosaur tracks they find on their travels.

'Whose Streets?' Follows Unrest In Ferguson, Mo., After Michael Brown's Death

5:47pm August 09, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis about their new film, Whose Streets?. It focuses on the protest movement that sprung up after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in 2014.

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National

Disney Will End Netflix Deal And Offer Its Own Streaming Services

8:42am August 09, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

There will be one streaming service for sports and another for films and television shows, the company announced on Tuesday. But new Disney movies will still be available on Netflix until 2019.