LINDSEY BAHR

Film writer

Bahr has been a film writer and critic for The Associated Press since 2014.

People purchase tickets at a movie theater in New York on March 5, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Movie theater trade group unveils new name, Cinema United, and renewed mission to promote moviegoing

Emilie Dequenne appears at the awards ceremony during the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France on May 27, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Belgian actor Émilie Dequenne dies at 43 of rare cancer, report says

Host Conan O'Brien speaks during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jack Quaid in a scene from "Novocaine." (Marcos Cruz/Paramount Pictures via AP)

‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Herman, voiced by Anthony Mackie, PopFly, voiced by Brian Cox, Mr. Peanut, voiced by Woody Harrelson, Millie Bobby Brown, Penny Pal, voiced by Jenny Slate, and Chris Pratt in a scene from "The Electric State." (Netflix via AP)

Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull

★★★★

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jack Quaid in a scene from "Novocaine." (Marcos Cruz/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Novocaine,’ with Jack Quaid, is a shot of bloody action-comedy

★★★★

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Robert Pattinson as Mickey 18, left, and Mickey 17 in a scene from "Mickey 17." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

The Robert Pattinson sci-fi film ‘Mickey 17’ tops the box office, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be profitable immediately

This image released by A24 shows Susan Chardy in a scene from "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl." (Chibesa Mulumba/A24 via AP)

Movie Review: A reckoning in surreal, riveting ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’

★★★★

Shauna Robertson, from left, Edward Norton, Kylie Jenner, and Timothee Chalamet in the audience during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Inside the Oscars: What you didn’t see on the broadcast

Demi Moore arrives at Chanel's 16th Annual Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Chanel event brings Oscar nominees together the night before the big show

Workers move an Oscar statue through the red carpet area before the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Oscar presenters Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg rehearse before the show

This image released by SRH shows a scene from the film "Hundreds of Beavers." (SRH via AP)

Best mullet? Best use of Taylor Swift? AP hands out its own movie awards ahead of the Oscars

Amelia Dimoldenberg poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)

‘Chicken Shop Date’ creator Amelia Dimoldenberg brings flirty awkwardness to the Oscars red carpet

Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993. (AP Photo, File)

5 notable Gene Hackman movies and where to watch them

This image released by Focus Features shows Woody Harrelson in a scene from "Last Breath." (Focus Features via AP)

Movie Review: A gripping deep-sea rescue mission in ‘Last Breath’ with Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu

★★★★

Gold-dusted chocolate Oscar statues are pictured during the Oscars Governors Ball press preview on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Make your Oscars predictions — and see how they compare to our film experts’

Conan O'Brien, host of Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, poses atop the red carpet during the annual red carpet roll out at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Oscars producers promise fresh energy, big stars and surprises at the show

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Timothée Chalamet in a scene from "A Complete Unknown." (Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures via AP)

What will win at a nailbiter Oscars? AP’s film writers make their predictions

Mikey Madison accepts the award for best lead performance for "Anora" during the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards

This image released by The Avenue shows Christoph Waltz in a scene from "Old Guy." (Peter Marley/The Avenue via AP)

Movie Review: Hit man pic ‘Old Guy’ has style, but it’s no bull’s-eye

★★★★

This combination of images shows filmmaker Steven Spielberg, left, and actors Emily Blunt, center, and Josh O'Connor. (AP Photo)

Steven Spielberg’s next movie, with Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt, set for June 2026

Russian actor Yura Borisov, from the film "Anora," poses for a portrait on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he’ll take it

Warwick Davis poses with the BAFTA fellowship award at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

The 7 most memorable moments from the BAFTAs, from Zoe Saldaña to Mikey Madison

This image released by Disney shows Anthony Mackie in a scene from Marvel Studios' "Captain America: Brave New World." (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend

Julian Brave NoiseCat, left, and Emily Kassie, co-directors of the Oscar-nominated documentary film "Sugarcane," pose for a portrait on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Sugarcane’ exposes truths about Indigenous schools in Canada. It’s already made Oscars history

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ke Huy Quan in a scene from "Love Hurts." (Universal Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose lead action-comedy ‘Love Hurts’

★★★★

This image released by IFC Films shows Renate Reinsve, center, in a scene from "Armand." (IFC Films via AP)

Movie Review: A deftly choreographed nightmare unspools in Norwegian film ‘Armand’

★★★★

This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Alison Brie, left, and Dave Franco in a scene from "Together" by Michael Shanks, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)

Breakout films from this year’s Sundance festival

This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Dylan O'Brien, left, and James Sweeney in a scene from "Twinless," by James Sweeney, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Greg Cotten/Sundance Film Festival via AP)

‘Atropia’ and ‘Twinless’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

Filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho poses at the Whitby Hotel screening room in New York to promote his film "Parasite" on Oct. 8, 2019. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP, File)

Academy Museum sets Bong Joon Ho, ‘Barbie’ exhibits for spring 2025