“Mr. Boseman is without question an American treasure and his accolades go on and on,” the most-signed petition states. “It is only fitting that his work is honored in the same place that birthed him. As fellow citizens go about their day they should have a face that sees all people as equal. That sees all citizens regardless of outward appearance as a member of the Anderson community.” The Confederate statue in Anderson, South Carolina, has been at the center of controversy since the murder of George Floyd in May....

A raw portrayal of the porn industry and its effects on all participants, the film follows a 20-year-old woman named Linnéa (newcomer Sofia Kappel), who arrives from Sweden to Los Angeles. It’s in the glittering land of Hollywood that she assumes the identity of Bella Cherry, hoping to become an international adult movie star, but that path to fame comes with a slew of compromises and anguishes. As Bella starts to rise up in the industry, the stakes, too, are raised, and some of her shoots become increasingly harrowing, and friends and lines of trust get blurred in the process....

According to the film’s official synopsis, “Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Riseborough). Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.” The movie also features Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuppence Middleton, and Sean Bean. In his review out of Sundance, IndieWire senior film critic David Ehrlich called “Possessor” a “queasy and intriguing mix of ‘Mandy,’ ‘Inception,’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell....

But now she’s set to take to the Oscars stage as a presenter, along with Jacob Elordi, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jill Scott, J.K. Simmons, and Serena and Venus Williams (previously singled out by Jane Campion in a controversial Critics Choice Awards speech), as the Academy announced on Wednesday evening. Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa are also confirmed to present. It was reported earlier that the “Dune” co-stars may be emceeing the eight pre-telecast awards, controversially cut from the live broadcast: best documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short, and sound....

But while consumers might have been hyped up on radium’s alleged wonders, it was another class altogether that paid mightily for its marketing as a household item: the eponymous “radium girls” who worked with the stuff in the United States Radium Corporation’s various factories. Most of them were tasked with hand-painting watch dials, which would “glow in the dark,” thanks to the radium paint, and many of them kept their work sharp by using their mouths to dampen the ends of their radium-soaked brushes....

Aloi is a member of “the Alexandrian coven that began in 1960s Boston” and has “designed and led rituals for hundreds of people,” while Grossman “identifies as Pagan” and recently consulted on the script for Zoe Lister-Jones’ “The Craft: Legacy.” Gross also “wrote a book and hosts a podcast about the modern witchcraft movement.” What do these witches think of “The Witch?” They are big fans, especially of Eggers’ unforgettable ending in which Taylor-Joy’s protagonist Thomasin leaves her family to join a coven of witches....

Kirkman, who co-created the original comic book and heads the new television adaptation, recently spoke to IndieWire about his comic’s place in the superhero genre, its new television adaptation, and the perks of the show’s animated format. “This is the perfect climate for ‘Invincible’ to exist because its reliant on people knowing the ins and outs of the tropes of superhero storytelling so we can subvert them,” Kirkman said. “‘Invincible’ is very much a story that presents itself as one thing and then slowly reveals itself to be something else....