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Actress Amandla Stenberg gives a star-making performance in this emotionally-laden, politically astute coming of age drama about the immediate and ripple effects of gun violence.

This epic, neon-soaked neo-noir will warm movie lovers' hearts, though it may try the patience of viewers in search of more conventional fare.

Aided by a revelatory performance from Lady Gaga, star and director Bradley Cooper sheds new light on this oft-told tale of passion and art.

At turns eerie and oblique, this adaptation of UK novelist Sarah Waters' gothic postwar tale employs the genre's standard trappings to explore a family's unraveling.

This bright, quick-witted animated entry will be a hit with kids who'll enjoy the engaging characters and poppy musical numbers, while parents can wait for the laugh-out-loud moments that poke fun at the superhero genre's well-trodden tropes.

It retreads some too-familiar franchise ground and gets talky about its plot points, but spectacular action and a performance that's beautifully channeled from the original canon buoy this latest entry in the "Star Wars" universe.

This powerhouse sequel to 2016's breakout comics-based antihero hit ups the ante by living up to the original and then gleefully surpassing it.

BPBS's own Lora Grady sits down with Louisiana filmmakers Rankin Hickman and Billy Slaughter to hear all about their New Orleans-based crime thriller, "Dark Meridian."

BPBS gives you the scoop on the Tribeca Film Festival and the Louisiana International Film Festival.

At turns funny and horrible, this indie caper comedy is a refreshingly clever take on a stranger-than-fiction true story.