Deborah Moggach on the legacy of her ‘muddy-hem’ adaptation of ‘Pride & Prejudice’
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Director Carson Lund on his quintessentially Massachusetts baseball film ‘Eephus’
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More than ‘mere representation’ needed for Asian and Asian American stories in media
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Michael Shannon is trying to cultivate detachment
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Here are the movies getting people talking at Sundance 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some must-sees coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.