Fresh Air

Both Poe and Doyle have generated mountains of literary criticism over the years, but Darkness Becomes Bright and Sleuth-Hound remind us there's a lot left to discover about these masters.

McDonagh explored violence and male friendship in The Banshees of Inisherin and In Bruges. Wild Horse Nine, which centers on two CIA agents stationed in Chile in 1973, continues those themes.

Turturro learned to lift wallets for his film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. Firstman's film Club Kid is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son.

Stewart, who died Oct. 28, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before becoming famous as Star Trek's Picard. Critic David Bianculli has a tribute, and we listen back to a 2020 interview.

John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell star as CIA agents trying to topple Chilean democracy who take a side trip to Easter Island. Brace yourself for oddball twists, jolts of violence and profanity galore.

A man calls forth magical spirits in an effort to find his long-missing girlfriend in this new British comedy-fantasy. Original and surprising, Small Prophets imbues daily life with poetic touches.

Lee's new novel is about the promise and perils for Koreans who pursue a Western education. Her previous book, the 2017 novel Pachinko, was a finalist for a National Book Award.

Firstman's new film is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he says.

AARP reports family caregivers are spending 60% more than they were five years ago. Journalist Paula Span discusses the rising costs of caregiving and senior living, and the options available to us.

Lifting wallets was part of Turturro's training for the film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. In it, he plays a small-time thief who's also the primary caretaker for his ailing wife.

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi say filmmaking is a weapon against intolerance. Justin Chang reviews Possible Love. New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein reveal "sad" kitchens.

The new Spanish drama seeks to be a queer-cinema monument for the ages, weaving together three stories about gay men living through times of Fascism and freedom.