Clockwise from left: Wicked, Here, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, Piece by Piece and Blitz. Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Shanna Besson/Pathé, Searchlight Pictures and Apple TV+ hide caption
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The attraction between superfan Alana (Hunter King) and Chiefs Director of Fan Engagement (Tyler Hynes) is just one of the love stories in Holiday Touchdown. Joshua Haines/Hallmark Media hide caption
In Netflix's Our Little Secret, Lindsay Lohan plays Avery, a woman spending Christmas with her boyfriend's family — including her ex, who happens to be dating her boyfriend's sister. Chuck Zlotnick/Netflix hide caption
Auli'i Cravalho returns to voice the lead role in Moana 2. Disney hide caption
Iranian dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses for a portrait during an interview with NPR in New York on Nov. 19. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption
Tom Hanks attends the photocall for "Elvis" during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2022 in Cannes, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption
John David Washington as Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson. David Lee/Netflix hide caption
Jimmy O. Yang plays Willis Wu in "Interior Chinatown." Mike Taing/Disney hide caption
Not all movies work at cruising altitude. If you're traveling for the holidays, here's what NPR's pop culture critics suggest to make the time fly by. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption
Acacius (Pedro Pascal) and Lucius (Paul Mescal) battle in Gladiator II. Aidan Monaghan/Paramount Pictures hide caption
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star as Glinda and Elphaba in the movie Wicked. They're shown above speaking about the film in Las Vegas in April 2024. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Cynthia Erivo talks with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow.
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In 'Wicked: Part I', Cynthia Erivo defies gravity — and convention — as Elphaba
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked. Universal Pictures hide caption
When a massive flood arrives in the new animated film Flow, a cat finds safety on an abandoned boat with other animals. Sideshow/Janus Films hide caption
Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II. Aidan Monaghan/Paramount Pictures hide caption
'Gladiator II': Are you not entertained? Still? Again? Some more?
Cinematographer Bianca Cline and director Joel Souza at the Rust premiere in Torun, Poland on Wednesday. Julia Marszewska hide caption
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain. Searchlight Pictures hide caption
Wicked tells the origin story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo), and her friendship with Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good (Ariana Grande). Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures hide caption
Selena Gomez plays the wife of a Mexican cartel boss in Emilia Pérez. Shanna Besson/PATHÉ FILMS/Netflix hide caption
Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project.
Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Alamy Stock Photo hide caption
Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha) form a sisterly bond in All We Can Imagine as Light. Janus Films hide caption
Emily Watson, left, and Olivia Williams, right, play two Harkonnen sisters who form a sisterhood later known as the Bene Gesserit in Dune: Prophecy. Marco Postigo Storel/NPR hide caption
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in Red One. Karen Neal/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption