NPR Topics: Movie Reviews https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4467349 Reviews of new movies, classic and art films, foreign films, and popular movies. Featuring Bob Mondello, Kenneth Turan, David Edelstein, and Mark Jenkins. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:56:32 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Topics: Movie Reviews https://www.npr.org/sections/movie-reviews/ 'Dreams in Nightmares' is a road-trip movie about living on your own terms Three queer Black friends embark on a road trip in search of a fourth whom they haven't seen in some time. <em>Dreams in Nightmares</em> is a sweetly bickersome comedy-drama about friendship and freedom. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:51:41 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5939871/dreams-in-nightmares-review https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5939871/dreams-in-nightmares-review Dreams in Nightmares.'/>

Three queer Black friends embark on a road trip in search of a fourth whom they haven't seen in some time. Dreams in Nightmares is a sweetly bickersome comedy-drama about friendship and freedom.

]]> Justin Chang What excites us? What scares us? Find out at 'Camp Miasma' Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in <em>Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma</em>, Jane Schoenbrun's satirical film about a young filmmaker who's rebooting a fictional slasher franchise. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5928229/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-review https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5928229/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.'/>

Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun's satirical film about a young filmmaker who's rebooting a fictional slasher franchise.

]]> Justin Chang 'The End of Oak Street' is a good time at the movies, plain and simple Writer-director David Robert Mitchell knows what he's doing: this movie is silly, scary, and over-the-top all at once. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5928131/the-end-of-oak-street-review https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5928131/the-end-of-oak-street-review The End of Oak Street.'/>

Writer-director David Robert Mitchell knows what he's doing: this movie is silly, scary, and over-the-top all at once.

]]> Linda Holmes A tale of two very different horny movies <em>One Night Only </em>manages to fail as a dystopia <em>and </em>as a rom-com. Meanwhile, <em>Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma </em>is a perfect tale for this moment — if you don't mind your eroticism with a side of gore. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5920340/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-one-night-only https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5920340/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-one-night-only Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.'/>

One Night Only manages to fail as a dystopia and as a rom-com. Meanwhile, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a perfect tale for this moment — if you don't mind your eroticism with a side of gore.

]]> Aisha Harris The new movie about Anthony Bourdain is none of the things you fear it could be The internationally known chef, writer, and television star died in 2018. <em>Tony</em>, starring Dominic Sessa, tells just a splinter of Bourdain's life — the mid-1970s summer when he was 19. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5922435/tony-movie-anthony-bourdain https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5922435/tony-movie-anthony-bourdain Tony focuses on just a splinter of Anthony Bourdain's life — the mid-1970s summer when he was 19. Above, Antonio Banderas as Chef, and Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain.'/>

The internationally known chef, writer, and television star died in 2018. Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, tells just a splinter of Bourdain's life — the mid-1970s summer when he was 19.

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]]> John Powers 'I Want Your Sex' urges Gen Z to get a little more X-rated Olivia Wilde plays an artist who initiates a wildly inappropriate sexual relationship with her younger employee. But between the sex scenes, there are thoughtful conversations about age and intimacy. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:03:58 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5906476/i-want-your-sex-review https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5906476/i-want-your-sex-review I Want Your Sex.'/>

Olivia Wilde plays an artist who initiates a wildly inappropriate sexual relationship with her younger employee. But between the sex scenes, there are thoughtful conversations about age and intimacy.

]]> Justin Chang 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' grounds Spidey — and much of the fun His Spidey senses are evolving and he misses his friends. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5901337/spider-man-brand-new-day-review https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5901337/spider-man-brand-new-day-review

His Spidey senses are evolving and he misses his friends.

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]]> Glen Weldon 'Remake' will wreck you: A filmmaker faces his own family footage Ross McElwee's documentaries have always been personal. After his son died, he wondered if it was all worth it. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/nx-s1-5905341/remake-ross-mcelwee https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/nx-s1-5905341/remake-ross-mcelwee

Ross McElwee's documentaries have always been personal. After his son died, he wondered if it was all worth it.

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]]> Aisha Harris 'The Odyssey' is the epic only Christopher Nolan could make — and thank Zeus he did It's old-school, swords-and-sandals cinema, yet still modern and richly satisfying. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5872759/the-odyssey-movie-review-christopher-nolan https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5872759/the-odyssey-movie-review-christopher-nolan

It's old-school, swords-and-sandals cinema, yet still modern and richly satisfying.

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]]> Glen Weldon Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' delivers on an epic IMAX scale One of the most anticipated releases of the summer, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" brings the epic to IMAX screens and beyond. Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon has thoughts. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:43:11 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5884838/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-delivers-on-an-epic-imax-scale https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5884838/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-delivers-on-an-epic-imax-scale One of the most anticipated releases of the summer, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" brings the epic to IMAX screens and beyond. Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon has thoughts.

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