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'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

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'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.

'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

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Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

This new book selects more than 130 films over the last century and invites contributors to reflect on how some of their favorite films shaped their own identities as Asian Americans. Black Dog & Leventhal hide caption

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Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

There has been notable progress in Asian American representation in film over the past few years. One author explores how the journey to this point wasn't always easy.

Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

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What happens when your secret fiancee becomes your boss? Find out in 'Fair Play'

A cutthroat power couple Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) and Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) end up in a power struggle in Fair Play. Sergej Radovic/Netflix hide caption

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What happens when your secret fiancee becomes your boss? Find out in 'Fair Play'

A power couple crumbles when one gets promoted over the other at their cutthroat hedge fund firm. Fair Play is a withering melodrama, depicting a relationship contaminated by ambition and jealousy.

Tuesday

Here are the movies we can't wait to watch this fall

Clockwise from top left: Invisible Beauty, Foe, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 and Nyad. Magnolia Pictures; Amazon Studios; A24; Murray Close/Lionsgate; Focus Features; Liz Parkinson/Netflix hide caption

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Here are the movies we can't wait to watch this fall

With Hollywood on strike for most of the summer, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.

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'The Blind Side' drama just proves the cheap, meaningless hope of white savior films

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'The Blind Side' drama just proves the cheap, meaningless hope of white savior films

The true story behind the hit Oscar-winner has only gotten ickier — and Hollywood is complicit.

Tuesday

Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

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Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

Going to the movies is hot again thanks to the so-called "Barbie boost." Barbie, Oppenheimer and other movies continue to rev up the summer box office. But can theaters sustain the momentum?

Can movie theaters sustain the 'Barbie boost'?

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Friday

In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

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In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

When Matthew López thought about adapting the acclaimed book into a movie, he he had a very clear idea about what a central sex scene should look like.

In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

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Monday

William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

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William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

The Oscar winner's other credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising, Rules of Engagement and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie 12 Angry Men.

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Ethnic and religious divisions fuel Sudanese film 'Goodbye Julia'

'Goodbye Julia' is a 2023 Sudanese film directed by Mohamed Kordofani. Kordofani shared his personal journey and reflections with Morning Edition. Courtesy of Station Films and Ambient Light hide caption

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Ethnic and religious divisions fuel Sudanese film 'Goodbye Julia'

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mohamed Kordofani about his film Goodbye Julia. It's about two very different Sudanese women who form a friendship against the backdrop of a civil war.

Ethnic and religious divisions fuel Sudanese film 'Goodbye Julia'

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Monday

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid — the studio's latest blatant cash-grab. Giles Keyte/Disney hide caption

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'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Disney has a formula: Take a beloved animated property, update its sensibilities for modern audiences, recast it with a bunch of familiar faces and voices, and rehash it all in "live-action"/CGI form.

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