Movie: 'Jawline'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Liza Mandelup about her latest movie, which follows a teenage boy in rural Tennessee as he strives to become a social media influencer.
Movies
'Official Secrets' And The Iraq War
NPR's Scott Simon asks Katharine Gun and Martin Bright about the new movie, Official Secrets.
'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Easy Rider' Peter Fonda
The Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter, who died Aug. 16, spoke to Terry Gross in 1998 about Ulee's Gold, Easy Rider and his acting philosophy of "doing less — and making more of it."
'90s Kids, Rejoice: 'Invader Zim,' A Cult-Classic Nicktoon, Returns
Eighteen years after the short-lived series premiered, Invader Zim is back with a one-off special that lacks the edge of the show's best episodes, but recalls what made it so fun.
A Fun But Familiar Story Of Making Yourself Over In 'Brittany Runs A Marathon'
Jillian Bell and the supporting cast are charming in this underdog story about a young woman who goes from hating exercise to running a marathon. But don't expect too much that's new.
'Vita & Virginia': Get A Room (Of Your Own), You Two
The film, based on Eileen Atkins' play about the correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Virginia Sackville-West, is a standard British period drama that tries, and fails, to be something more.
'Give Me Liberty': A Brilliant, Transporting Film About A Medical Driver's Busy Day
A young Russian-American (Chris Galust) drives a beat-up medical transport van full of demanding, quirky passengers through Milwaukee's backstreets in this funny, authentic film.
'Brittany Runs A Marathon' Is Formulaic, But Victorious At The Finish Line
The underdog comedy, which centers on a hard-partying woman who signs up for the New York City Marathon, proves that even a predictable plot can be hard to resist if it's well executed.
In The Brisk Horror-Comedy 'Ready Or Not,' Bluebloods Are Out For Blood
The film, about a wealthy clan who play a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a young woman (the fantastic Samara Weaving) marrying into the family, is fast, fun and not for the squeamish.
Movie: 'Blinded By The Light'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gurinder Chadha about her new film, Blinded by the Light.