This is FRESH AIR. The director Miguel Arteta and the screenwriter Mike White have collaborated several times in the past on the movies "Chuck & Buck" and "The Good Girl" as well as the HBO series ...

“Beatriz at Dinner” will remind you of every uncomfortable dinner party you’ve ever attended, times one hundred. Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from Mexico who’s a holistic healer, finds herself ...

In an interview for the "Twin Flames" podcast, Stephanie Beatriz reflected on "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Beatriz, who hosts the podcast about a cult led by love gurus, called the "Encanto" song ...

Claude Monet could not paint a more idyllic scene than the one that opens “Beatriz at Dinner.” A flock of birds soars through the morning sky, dipping over a glinting lake that’s still but for a lone ...

If zeitgeist appeal were everything, “Beatriz at Dinner” would be an instant classic: this satire pits a hard-working immigrant against a table full of irritating rich people and the mega-wealthy real ...

Mike White (Enlightenment, School of Rock) is a very perceptive writer who understands that it's much harder to change people's convictions in real life than entertainment would lead you to believe.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

"Wonder Woman" brought in a hundred million dollars at the box office last weekend. Two more films about women open this weekend. Salma Hayek stars in "Beatriz at Dinner," and Kate Mara plays the ...