The new 'Knives Out' movie and the irresistible appeal of whodunits NPR's Linda Holmes and Barrie Hardymon talk about why whodunits feel so cozy, what makes a great mystery work, and why the genre is having a moment again on screen. Miles Parks
A critic's guide to the year's most cringe-worthy watches Joanna Robinson, a cultural critic at The Ringer, examines what made this year's most talked about flops so bad. Miles Parks
There's a 'Dead Man' in church in this snarky 'Knives Out' mystery A firebrand fundamentalist is stabbed to death at church in Rian Johnson's new film, Wake Up Dead Man. This over-the-top whodunit uses mystery conventions to open up a spiritual inquiry. Justin Chang
Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement. Andrew Limbong
Why a classic wide-screen movie format from the 1950s is making a comeback VistaVision is back in style, resurfacing in a string of high-profile films from One Battle After Another and Bugonia to last year's The Brutalist. Mandalit del Barco
Not so fast, Netflix. Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Paramount has launched a hostile bid for the company that's home to Casablanca, Batman and CNN. Just Friday, Netflix and Warner Brothers executives were celebrating a deal they had struck. David Folkenflik
Do Oscar wins make directors more daring? What happens when a director tries to follow up an Oscar win, with NPR's Marc Rivers and film critic Kyle Wilson. Miles Parks
Let 'The Secret Agent' fill you in on what it's like to live under a dictatorship A research scientist is on the run from hitmen in this thrilling film. Set in 1977 Brazil, The Secret Agent captures the daily realities and surreal absurdities of life in an authoritarian state. John Powers
George Clooney's kids don't care about his success (and that's a good thing) In Jay Kelly, Clooney plays an emotionally stunted movie star struggling with work and family life. He can relate: "We're all balancing it. We're never getting it perfect." Tonya Mosley
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies. Alina Edwards
