Nell Minow reviews movies and DVDs each week as The Movie Mom online and on radio stations across the US. She is the author of The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies and 101 Must-See Movie Moments.
Her articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Kansas City Star, USA Today, Family Fun, Daughters, Parents, and three editions of The Practical Guide to Practically Everything. She has been profiled in the New York Times, the Economist, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, Working Woman, CFO Magazine, the Ladies Home Journal, Washingtonian Magazine, and the Chicago Sun Times, and has appeared as The Movie Mom on CBS This Morning, Fox Morning News, NPR, and CNN. She is the founder of Miniver Press, a publishing company specializing in non-fiction ebooks and print books about the arts, music, sports, history, and culture. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Chicago Law School and her wonderful husband allows her to have a "10 best movie" list with 20 movies on it.
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A new biography of Nora Ephron shows us the real-life events that were reflected in When Harry Met Sally…, Sleepless in Seattle, Hanging Up, and Heartburn and the private moments she kept secret, including her final illness.
An interview with director Andrew Ahn and actor Nick Adams about their Pride and Prejudice-inspired rom-com, Fire Island.
An interview with Elizabeth McGovern about Downton Abbey: A New Era.
A review of the new Adam Conover series about government, premiering May 19 on Netflix.
An interview with the director of The Bad Guys, and the author of the adapted graphic novels.
An interview with Stephanie Hsu, the breakout star of Daniels' Everything Everywhere All At Once.
An interview with the director of next week's The Outfit, starring Mark Rylance.
An interview with Professor David S. Reynolds, whose book inspired the new Apple TV+ series Lincoln's Dilemma.
A news brief about an award being given to Chaz Ebert.
A review of the splendid new book by Slate film critic Dana Stevens.
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