Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Creed,' Crying And Other Visceral Reactions
On this week's show: Creed, crying, cringing, eyeball horror, and what's making us happy this week.
Movie Reviews
'Big Short' Is A Funny Movie About 2008's Housing Market Collapse
Directed by Adam McKay, and based on Michael Lewis' book about the economic meltdown, The Big Short stars Brad Pitt. The film contains so much information and comedy, it would be fun to see it twice.
The Guys Who Put Monster Bets On Bad Outcomes In 'The Big Short'
Director Adam McKay is better known for films like Anchorman, but even those comedies aren't any nuttier than this fact-based story about the guys who profited from the 2008 financial crisis.
There's Entirely Too Much Melville 'In The Heart Of The Sea'
The story of the ship that inspired Moby-Dick would have been better off without relying quite so heavily on that connection and the existential questions it inspires.
A Beautifully Drawn Journey With 'Boy And The World'
Director Ale Abreu follows a boy on a search for his father in a beautiful Brazilian animated film.
'Don Verdean' Takes Shaky Aim At The Dark Side Of Faith
The new satire from the team behind Napoleon Dynamite goes after elements of megachurch culture with a sometimes enjoyable bite, but it takes a few detours into mean-spiritedness.
'Chi-Raq' And A Hard Place: What Critics Are Saying About Spike Lee's New Movie
When it comes to problems of violence in Chicago, does Lee's latest help, or hurt? We rounded up some smart takes on the film.
Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' Offers Unique Approach To Ending Chicago's Violence
NPR's Bob Mondello reviews Spike Lee's Chi-Raq, a movie satire in rap and verse based on Aristophanes' ancient Greek satire, Lysistrata.
Spike Lee Pits Sex Against Guns In A Powerful Message Movie
Lee's new film, Chi-Raq, is an adaptation of the Greek comedy Lysistrata, in which women withhold sex to get their men to stop fighting. Critic David Edelstein calls it a "sexy, brash and potent."
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Good Dinosaur,' Pixar And Second Thoughts
This week's show takes a look at the latest from Pixar — both the somewhat disappointing feature and the awesome short — and we consider the times we've changed our minds.