Feeling Sad Without Being Sad In 'Heart Of A Dog'
Performance artist Laurie Anderson creates a feature-length, mixed-media collage dedicated to the peculiar qualities of grief.
Movie Reviews
Something Is Happening On The Internet, And 'Jem' Is Not Really On It
The live-action adaptation of Christy Marx's '80s cartoon staple wants desperately to appeal to teenagers who live online, but it has neither the energy nor the knowledge of the landscape to do it.
Bill Murray Can't Bring The Rhythm To 'Rock The Kasbah'
There could be some subversion in a comedy about a music manager trying to get a singer on the American Idol counterpart, Afghan Star, but in the end, there isn't.
There's Goofy Fun To Be Had In 'The Last Witch Hunter'
If you can't appreciate Vin Diesel removing an evil bug from the face of Michael Caine, what do you have left to be happy about?
The Heat, The Pressure, The Violence: Cooking Films Are The New Boxing Movies
When you go to boxing movies, you can count on training montages, high-stakes dramatic moments, and the way a scrappy outsider always seems to have to prove him or herself in the ring. Many of these traits are showing up in a new group of movies — this time about chefs.
As Blockbuster Season Ends, Hollywood Offers Action-Packed Fall
NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood has in store at theaters between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
'Bridge Of Spies' Offers A Fresh, Measured Take On The Cold War
Tom Hanks plays an American attorney charged with defending a captured Soviet spy in Steven Spielberg's latest film. Critic John Powers calls Bridge of Spies a "highly entertaining new thriller."
'Bridge Of Spies': Solid Storytelling And Atmospherics
Director Steven Spielberg — with some help from script polishers Joel and Ethan Coen — brings echoes of our own modern day to the Cold War.
'Room' Transforms A Lurid Crime Story Into A Fairy Tale With A Boy Hero
In Lenny Abrahamson's new film, a 5-year-old boy lives with his mother in a prison fashioned by a psychopath. Critic David Edelstein calls Room an amazing and "heart-stopping" survival story.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Steve Jobs' And More About Moguls
On this week's show: Steve Jobs, Sorkin dialogue, Seth Rogen, Citizen Kane, Empire, rich business guys in suits, and what's making us happy this week.