Welcome to Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking.
Today, a look at what's new in movie theaters. Among the films we'll discuss: CHEVALIER, SHOWING UP and ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET, the new adaptation of Judy Blume's 1970 young-adult novel of the same name.
![Rachel McAdams as Barbara Dimon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Photo Credit: Dana Hawley)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5dbc558/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F9b%2F6ff439b24363bd85615a1e682fee%2Faytg-unit-23098rc3.jpg)
Plus, we'll look at the writers' strike shutting down production in Hollywood. Screenwriters are going up against the major studios, including Amazon, Apple, and Disney.
![Members and supporters of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line following the call to strike May 2, 2023. (Image courtesy Writers Guild of America Twitter.)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1e8df75/2147483647/strip/true/crop/900x900+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F87%2F1a932263401f839f2ad27b3861e6%2Fwriters-guild-strike-image-from-05042023.jpg)
Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling moviegoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, joins us on our digital line.
And joining Tom in Studio A today is Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and another regular on Midday at the Movies.