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Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Manhattan for on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

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Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty in sex crimes case

Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crimes in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, jurors heard allegations from three women.

Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty in sex crimes case

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The summer blockbusters we finally watched

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The summer blockbusters we finally watched

Fifty years ago Steven Spielberg's Jaws was released in theaters, kicking off the summer blockbuster phenomenon. And you know a summer blockbuster when you see one: It's a film that's hugely popular and as a result, financially successful, and seen by lots of people. But not everyone has seen every last one of them. Today, we fill in some personal blockbuster gaps, and finally see a movie that absolutely everyone saw, except for us — including Armageddon, Beverly Hills Cop II, Ghost, The Fast and the Furious.

The summer blockbusters we finally watched

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'The Phoenician Scheme' is full of Wes side-stories

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'The Phoenician Scheme' is full of Wes side-stories

Wes Anderson's new film The Phoenician Scheme is classic Wes Anderson, complete with a great cast delivering heightened dialogue and stylized cinematography. It stars Benicio del Toro as one of Europe's richest men, an amoral industrialist, who, along with his daughter (Mia Threapleton) and a tutor (Michael Cera), travels to convince his business partners to fund his latest venture. But where does the film rank among Anderson's past movies?

'The Phoenician Scheme' is full of Wes side-stories

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Tom Hiddleston and Annalise Basso play Chuck and Janice in The Life of Chuck.

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'The Life of Chuck' might leave you brushing away tears -- or scratching your head

Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based.

'The Life of Chuck' might leave you brushing away tears -- or scratching your head

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Is 'Ballerina' an en pointe entry in the John Wick universe?

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Is 'Ballerina' an en pointe entry in the John Wick universe?

John Wick's back in a spinoff new film, Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas. She plays a ballerina-turned-assassin making her way through the international criminal underworld, and crossing paths with some new and familiar faces — including the one and only Keanu Reeves.

Is 'Ballerina' an en pointe entry in the John Wick universe?

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Mark Hamill attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker in Hollywood on Dec. 16, 2019.

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Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

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Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.

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'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

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'Mountainhead' is very funny nightmare fuel for an age of billionaires

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'Mountainhead' is very funny nightmare fuel for an age of billionaires

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong is back with Mountainhead, a new movie with characters who are just as wealthy, powerful, and insecure as the Roy family. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith star as four tech moguls gathering for a low-key guys' weekend of poker. But business and unchecked, overinflated egos quickly lead them all down a very dark path.

'Mountainhead' is very funny nightmare fuel for an age of billionaires

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'Bring Her Back' makes us squirm in ways we couldn't have imagined

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'Bring Her Back' makes us squirm in ways we couldn't have imagined

The hit Australian horror movie Talk To Me was both very good and deeply unsettling. Now its directors (Danny and Michael Philippou) have returned with Bring Her Back, which ups the ante when it comes to disturbing, nightmarish storytelling. The film stars Sally Hawkins as a woman whose grief manifests in terrifying, ugly ways.

'Bring Her Back' makes us squirm in ways we couldn't have imagined

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Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

Filmmaker David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. Originally broadcast July 22, 2024.

Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

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Benicio Del Toro is oligarch Zsa-Zsa Korda and Mia Threapleton is his daughter Liesl in The Phoenician Scheme.

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Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare.

Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

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Mountainhead actors (l-r) Ramy Youssef, Cory Michael Smith, Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman

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'Succession' creator's new moguls are tech gods gazing down from 'Mountainhead'

Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe.

'Succession' creator’s new moguls are tech gods gazing down from 'Mountainhead'

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'Karate Kid: Legends' revisits a sturdy old formula

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'Karate Kid: Legends' revisits a sturdy old formula

The Karate Kid has been sequelized, serialized, spun off and rebooted, and now it's back, as Karate Kid: Legends. The new film stars Ben Wang as a kid who's mentored by Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, reprising their roles from the franchise. But at its heart, the movie is about a kid who must train hard, learn life lessons, and kick a bully hard in the face.

'Karate Kid: Legends' revisits a sturdy old formula

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Pop culture has a 'bean soup problem'

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Pop culture has a 'bean soup problem'

Online discourse has become a fun part of enjoying and dissecting big pop culture events. But after seeing all the commentary around Ryan Coogler's Sinners, our pal Brittany Luse has one question: are we in a media literacy crisis? Difference of opinion is one thing, but it feels like some viewers are missing important clues or misreading the film entirely - and it doesn't stop with Sinners. Today we've got an episode of the podcast It's Been A Minute that explores what this could mean for the way we engage with the world at large.

Pop culture has a 'bean soup problem'

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'Lilo & Stitch' brings its fuzzy agent of chaos to the real world

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'Lilo & Stitch' brings its fuzzy agent of chaos to the real world

The new Lilo & Stitch is mostly live-action and retells the original Disney animated film's story of two orphaned Hawaiian sisters and the chaotic alien who upends their lives. The movie deviates from the original in many ways, but the central story is a tale of sisterhood and found family with lots of rowdy chaos along the way. The cast includes Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Sanders returns as the voice of Stitch.

'Lilo & Stitch' brings its fuzzy agent of chaos to the real world

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Marcel Ophuls believed subjectivity was key to filmmaking and saw documentaries as an antidote to the news. He's pictured above on May 5, 1987.

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Marcel Ophuls, who chronicled 20th century conflict and atrocities, dies at 97

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"There's a relationship between attention span and morality," Ophuls said. The filmmaker commanded his audience's attention in four-plus-hour documentaries like The Sorrow and The Pity and Hôtel Terminus.

Marcel Ophuls, who chronicled 20th century conflict and atrocities, has died at 97

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Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'

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