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What works about road trip movies centered on women?
NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.
The movie thriller 40 ACRES is set in a world of famine, violence and lots of guns. The film also provides "food" for thought.
In theaters now: A post-apocalyptic thriller, a steamy noir and, yes, dinosaurs
The newest Jurassic installment is roaring into theaters. Meanwhile, Danielle Deadwyler is determined to defend her family's land in the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres.
'Mission: Impossible' composer Lalo Schifrin dies at 93
Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.
In 'F1,' Brad Pitt is in the driver's seat
Brad Pitt stars in F1, a film about a Formula One racing team from the director of Top Gun: Maverick.
3 buzzy movies in theaters this weekend: 'F1,' 'M3GAN 2.0' and 'Sorry, Baby'
Brad Pitt is in the driver's seat this week in F1, while M3GAN 2.0 follows up on the surprise 2022 hit about a killer robot. After something referred to as the "bad thing" occurs, an English professor confronts the emotional fallout in Sorry, Baby.
Fifty years after its release, what's the enduring legacy of the film Jaws?
It's been 50 years since Jaws was released in theaters, changing movies forever.
'28 Years Later': A horror thriller worth the wait
The rage virus that escaped from a bio-weapons lab in 28 Days Later has been contained -- to all of England -- in this third installment of the auteur-horror franchise.
Horror, a documentary, or kids, there are only good choices at the movies this weekend
This weekend at the movies, you can see films about a raging virus and another about a lesson in childhood friendships. What's not to like?
The many ways queerness shows up in movies
NPR's movie critic and producers discuss how queerness is present across all genres of movies in ways seen and unseen.