Per its official synopsis: “When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident — and a mole — inside the facility, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.” And, yes, it’s a documentary. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and went on to screen at a number of other lauded fests, including True/False and Nantucket....

Young and hungry, Stella isn’t here for your bullshit, but she still faces a never-ending stream of it: Her boss won’t listen to her ideas, her coworkers don’t trust her and, oh yeah, the anchor whose co-host and best friend turned out to be a sexual predator is being brought back to the very office she abandoned nine months prior. Alex’s return isn’t Stella’s idea — she doesn’t see the logic in courting a former star who represents the old regime rather than embracing new voices on the company’s biggest news platform....

Speaking to The Post, Ahn said her excitement on landing a guest role on the popular NBC sitcom (then in its third season) deflated after she realized she was “just there to be the joke.” The actress added, “You’re told to shut up and be grateful. Actors have no power until they become a star.” Ahn said the offensive “Office” joke bled into her real life, as a co-worker once attempted to draw on her arm with a sharpie as a callback to the episode....

In his first lead role, Brian Tyree Henry (“Widows,” “Atlanta”) brings nuance to Charles, the introverted homebody at the center of Nozkowski’s good-hearted but ultimately minor feature. Meant to debut at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, one of the first major film events to be cancelled last year, Charles’ quest to get out of the house now takes on an unexpected tone. Still, the film is predictable in its revelations: Maybe it’s a good idea to broaden your horizons, even if that just means finding out the name of the kid who lives above you....

It is the smallest of gestures, but represents the whole of Anya Taylor-Joy’s central performance as Beth Harmon, a child prodigy raised on chess and tranquilizers and trauma, whose triumphs and failures each come at great cost. As Harmon, Taylor-Joy simultaneously embodies the tension of potential energy and the languid grace of an apex predator, a jaguar waiting to pounce, its hubris the only real threat to its survival. From the first time she picked up the script, Harmon resonated, Taylor-Joy said in a recent interview with IndieWire....

“I thought it was a really lovely way to honor the work everyone involved had done on the show and it far exceeded my expectations,” Jenkins said in a conversation with IndieWire. “The fact that all those essays are original blew my mind, and just the presentation of it. It felt like making the show all over again, but in the best way, just honoring all the work that everyone put into it, from the art department, to the actors, to the writers, to everyone....

“We already had a deal in place, but to get the green light for production, Troye really helped with that process, as did the entire cast,” Frieder said during a recent phone interview with IndieWire. “It’s not an exact science. There’s no specific algorithm for when that green light comes.” Even though he knew Sivan socially, the musician received the script while he was on tour, and didn’t immediately read it....

Oscar-winner Swinton stars as Alithea, an academic content with leading a life of reason and logic. However, all of her beliefs are thrown into a tailspin after encountering a Djinn, played by Idris Elba, while attending a conference in Istanbul. Suddenly Alithea has the chance to make three wishes that will come true, in exchange for the Dijinn’s freedom. The mystical plot of writer-director George Miller’s long-awaited “Three Thousand Years of Longing” is expertly matched with jaw-dropping special effects....

It’s happening. French video game publisher Microids announced on Saturday that Pendulo Studios is developing “Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo,” which is being billed as a psychological thriller video game. The game is slated to release by the end of the year on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and PC. Despite what its name implies, “Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo” will not be a direct adaptation of the original film....

The show, which marks the superhero franchise’s first original installment on Disney’s streaming service, stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as their MCU characters Wanda (aka Scarlet Witch) and Vision. Despite Vision’s apparent death in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” the duo appear to be living an idealized life in a suburb — until they realize that things aren’t necessarily as they seem. Check out all the show’s references to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as its myriad throwbacks to classic TV sitcoms below....

Marvel Studios announced on Tuesday that its “Assembled” docuseries, which will go behind the scenes of various Marvel Cinematic Universe films and television shows, will premiere on Disney+ on March 12. The first “Assembled” episode will be centered on “WandaVision,” the Elizabeth Olson and Paul Bettany-led series that premiered on Disney+ in January. Per Marvel, the episode will feature Olsen, Bettany and “WandaVision’s” creative team and will delve into how the production’s surprising concept took shape by drawing inspiration from classic sitcoms....

No, the parody musician didn’t have a streaming project caught up in the Discovery merger; his biopic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” debuted at TIFF in September and is distributed by The Roku Channel. Rather in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter promoting Eric Appel’s new film, Yankovic lamented one of the many properties he’s been denied the rights to parody because of a major movie studio. The culprit? Harry Potter....

Board games are an easy way to add some excitement to your Halloween party. No matter what the atmosphere looks like, a fun board game can act as an ice breaker that brings guests closer — as long as things don’t get too competitive. Whether you’re planning a party or attending one, Halloween gives you the perfect excuse to step up your board game collection. For horror lovers, fright fans, and experts of spooky season, we collected a list of awesome Halloween board games for adults, and a few options for a family-friendly game night....

The shorts category often highlights certain sociopolitical issues, and this year is no different. From racist police brutality to disability to the everyday struggles of a Palestinian family, the five nominees hold a mirror up to the world’s most egregious injustices. While each filmmaker takes a different tact, whether uncomfortable satire to understated drama, all five films address their respective issues with finesse. Here’s a ranking of all five contenders....

Scoring two noms were “Being the Ricardos” (period make-up and hairstyling) “Coming 2 America” (contemporary make-up and hairstyling), “Cruella,” (period make-up and hairstyling), “Dune” (period make-up, special make-up effects), “No Time to Die” (contemporary make-up and hairstyling), “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (period make-up and hairstyling), and “The Suicide Squad” (contemporary make-up and hairstyling). The MUAHS Awards will be held live at the Beverly Hilton on February 19th. As previously announced, Michèle Burke, Oscar and Emmy -winning make-up artist best known for her work on the “Mission Impossible” and “Austin Powers” franchises, and Joy Zapata, Emmy-winning hairstylist known for her work on “A Star is Born,” “Wonder Woman 1984,” and “Star Trek: Nemesis,” will receive the 2022 MUAHS Lifetime Achievement Awards....

Working on a production can mean seriously long hours, and let’s face it, movie sets sometimes have the best food options imaginable as productions often spare no expense when it comes to feeding the cast and crew. As many of us learned from quarantine, when you’re in the same area for long periods of time and food is near, you tend to snack away, which can add on a few pounds....

As a way to help combat that, we thought the time was right to assemble our picks for the best that Netflix has to offer. The streaming service finally buckled and incorporated advertisements into its service in early November 2022. (If you didn’t notice, you’re likely paying for the more expensive monthly subscription tier already.) So, for those subscribers who plan to stick around at the higher price point, that’s even more incentive to get the most out of the staple streamer....

Along with four-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Sandler will be recognized for his contributions to the film and TV industry over his 30-plus-year career. The “Hustle” and “Uncut Gems” star will be honored during the 32nd annual Gotham Awards on November 28. “Adam Sandler’s spectacular performances across some of the most popular films of the past three decades have inspired the community of filmmakers that we represent here at The Gotham time and time again,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said in a press statement....

Syed, whose case was the subject of 2014 podcast “Serial,” was convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. A Maryland judge overturned his murder conviction on September 19, 2022. According to the New York Times, Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over the ruling after state prosecutors filed a motion last week asking the court to overturn Syed’s 2000 murder conviction, citing new information “concerning the possible involvement of two alternative suspects....

Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at DOCS.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women, 40 percent by BIPOC directors, and 18 percent by LGBTQ directors. The non-fiction films this year tackle diverse subjects: the medical community’s push back against big pharma (Greg Barker’s “White Coat Rebels”), a corruption scandal in the Baltimore police department (Sonja Sohn’s “The Slow Hustle”), Catholic nuns who fight against the Vatican patriarchy (Pedro Kos’ “Rebel Hearts”), the emotional complexities of family court trials (Antonio Méndez Esparza’s “Courtroom 3H”), and Syrian artists working in exile in Europe (David Henry Gerson’s “The Story Won’t Die”)....