'Green Room': A Choreographed Thriller With A Spontaneous Beat
Green Room, from the director of the well-regarded thriller Blue Ruin, is the violent and inventive story of a touring punk band that gets in way over its head.
Arts & Life
A Point-By-Point Response To BuzzFeed's Questions For Black People
A video titled "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People" misses a whole lotta history when it comes to black people in America.
Gothic Family Drama At 'The Border Of Paradise'
Esme Weijun Wang's novel — packed with family secrets, betrayals, a decaying house and a dramatic fire — could have seemed pulpy in lesser hands. But her restrained, beautiful prose makes it work.
Political Thriller Series 'Occupied' Parallels Russia's Actions In Ukraine
The new political thriller series, Occupied, was ahead of its time. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to one of the show's creators, Erik Skjoldbjaerg, about how the show parallels Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Seamus Heaney's Translation Of 'The Aeneid' Gets Posthumous Publication
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poetry critic Tess Taylor about the publication of the sixth book of The Aeneid translated by Seamus Heaney and published posthumously.
Comic W. Kamau Bell On Standing Tall And Finding Humor In America's Racism
The comedian attends a Ku Klux Klan gathering and a cross-burning on his new series, United Shades of America. He describes the series as a travel show that takes him to places he is afraid to go.
'Our Last Tango': A Dance Movie With A Personal Storm At Its Center
Argentina's premier tango couple is the subject of an ambitiously structured film that mixes dance with the story of a relationship that was both passionate and problematic.
Hey, They're Moving Ryan Reynolds' Consciousness Around Again
Criminal is the second film in a year that separates mind from body when it comes to poor, gorgeous Ryan Reynolds. In this case, his mind goes in Kevin Costner.
An Updated 'Jungle Book' Deftly Juggles Wonders And Threats
Jon Favreau directs a new version of The Jungle Book, in which Bill Murray and Christopher Walken help out with the voice work and the story considers the threats to the animals' way of life.
'Downton' Creator Brings Drama On The Installment Plan In 'Belgravia'
Julian Fellowes' new novel is a twist on the form Charles Dickens made famous: the serial. Belgravia, the story of an ambitious family in 19th century England, will be released in chapters via an app.