Month: November 2025

And on Apple TV, a touching and surprisingly funny new documentary about the poet Andrea Gibson and their struggle with cancer.

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Sirāt tells the story of a man searching for his lost daughter at a rave in the Sahara Desert. Though it carries echoes of earlier cinema, nothing about this film feels derivative or secondhand.

“Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability,” Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2.

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‘Tis the season to celebrate your favorite podcast.

The first ever disruption to the nation’s largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It’s shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.

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In a 2005 interview, the actor said that in his twenties, he was carrying the load of “everyone’s masterpieces.” He worked closely with directors including Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi.

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NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with David Fickling, opinion writer at Bloomberg, about his idea for Japan: Treat matcha, the super popular drink, like champagne, and protect its heritage.