Movies

Chalamet stars as a scrappy shoe salesman who dreams of becoming the greatest table tennis player in the world — and is willing to steal, cheat, sweet-talk and hustle his way to the top.

Tarr's films were long, dark, and often abstract explorations of everyday life and politics.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook about his latest film, "No Other Choice."

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with writer and director Charlie Polinger about his new horror film, "The Plague."

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, Sally, about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, the best year for women directors on record, only 15% of movie directors were women.

Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.

NPR critic Bob Mondello narrows down his favorite movies of the year — the ones that made audiences vibrate.

Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese.

"Mr. Nobody Against Putin," a film made secretly by a teacher in Russia, shows the propaganda efforts in a country at war.