Film

In the new thriller "Conclave," now playing in theaters, Ralph Fiennes plays a cardinal in the Vatican who is tasked with overseeing the election of a new pope. The movie also features Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, and was directed by Edward Berger of the Oscar-winning "All Quiet On The Western Front." Our film critic, Justin Chang, has this review of "Conclave."

Ken Tucker reviews Robert Hilburn's biography of Newman, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Plus, we listen back to a 1998 archival interview with the Grammy Award-winning artist.

Contemporary painter, sculptor and installation artist Titus Kaphar, is known for taking classical forms of art and deconstructing them to reveal hidden truths that challenge historical narratives. His new film is Exhibiting Forgiveness.

The new comedy "Anora," which won the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in theaters this week. It's the latest comic drama from Sean Baker, the writer and director of "Tangerine," "The Florida Project" and "Red Rocket." And it stars Mikey Madison as a New York stripper who gets more than she bargained for when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.

This expertly cast film captures the rehearsals and the logistics that lead up to opening night. Saturday Night is a nonstop joy ride — and a testament to the adage that the show must go on.

"Megalopolis," the latest long-gestating movie from writer-director Francis Ford Coppola, has taken roughly 40 years to reach the screen. The film, which Coppola has called a Roman epic set in modern America, stars Adam Driver as a famous architect.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed "The Substance" and "A Different Man."

award-winning actor Uzo Aduba. She's written a new memoir, "The Road Is Good."

Todd Phillips. He directed and cowrote the film "Joker" and its new sequel, "Joker: Folie A Deux,"

John Powers reviews the new documentary ¡Casa Bonita, Mi Amor! It follows South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they renovate a dilapidated, inauthentic, 1970s Mexican restaurant.

Film critic Justin Chang reviews the film "His Three Daughters," starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

David Bianculli reviews Wise Guy, a documentary about the landmark HBO series. Plus, we listen back to archival interviews with creator David Chase, and actors Michael Imperioli and Lorraine Bracco.

Lee's first film, 1986's She’s Gotta Have It, helped make him a central figure in independent and Black cinema. In 2017, he talked about adapting that film into a 10-part Netflix series.

Eastwood's breakout role came in the 1964 Western A Fistful of Dollars. In 1997 he talked about his signature squint: "[There's a] bunch of lights ... and it's 90 degrees and it's hard not to squint."

Once disparaged as "spaghetti Westerns," Leone's films helped revive the genre, and ushered in a unique visual style. In 2005, cultural historian Christopher Frayling reflected on Leone's influence.

Wallach, who died in 2014, learned to ride horses as a young man. He later made a career playing villains in Westerns like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Originally broadcast in 1990

Needham, who died in 2013, worked as a Hollywood stuntman for over 40 years. In this 2011 interview, he detailed some of his most death-defying feats — and why he disliked modern special effects.

Rossellini talked about being the daughter of movie icons Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini and about playing playing an abused woman in Blue Velvet.

Hopper, who died in 2010, became famous for the 1969 hippie biker road trip movie, Easy Rider. "There was a lot of smoking grass on that picture. ... I didn’t do it. But I drank," he said in 1990.