Movies

Anthony (Tom Burke) and Julie (Honor Swinton Burne) navigate a toxic romance in Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir.

Arts

A Passionate Romance, Remembered Dispassionately: 'The Souvenir'

5:00pm May 16, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Joanna Hogg's tale of a London film student who falls for a manipulative older man is at war with itself: Hogg's "confessional memoir draws you in, while her clinical style pushes you away."

In Photograph, a street photographer (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) tries to get Miloni (Sanya Malhotra) to pose as his fiancee.

Arts

'Photograph' Captures Romance Blossoming Across Mumbai's Class Divide

5:00pm May 16, 2019

by Ella Taylor

The writer/director of 2013's crowd-pleasing romance The Lunchbox returns with another heartwarming tale of unlikely love the crowded streets of Mumbai.

Arts

'Fresh Air' Remembers Hollywood Legend Doris Day

1:33pm May 15, 2019

by Terry Gross

The singer and actor, who died May 12, made nearly 40 movies over the course of her career. In 1968, Day walked away from performing and began rescuing animals. Originally broadcast in 2012.

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Arts

French Comedy 'Non-Fiction' Infuses Every Conversation With Seductive Pull

1:25pm May 13, 2019

by Justin Chang

Writer-director Olivier Assayas has a knack for turning abstract ideas into stimulating cinema — which is exactly what he does in Non-Fiction, a modern-day talkfest centering on the Parisian elite.

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Day attends a reception at Claridge's Hotel in London in 1955.

Actress And Singer Doris Day, Hollywood's Girl Next Door, Dies At 97

10:36am May 13, 2019

by Sonari Glinton

Day took on meaty roles in films like The Man Who Knew Too Much and Love Me or Leave Me, but in the late '50s she settled into romantic comedies and a persona that would stick: the good girl.

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Bollywood Films Accused Of Propaganda Ahead Of India Elections

5:22pm May 12, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

As Indians vote in national elections, a slew of Bollywood films celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi — prompting allegations of propaganda. One Modi biopic was banned until after polls close.

Music & Culture

With 'Poms,' Jacki Weaver Continues An Untraditional Hollywood Story

11:29am May 11, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to actor Jacki Weaver about her new film Poms, as well her breakthrough in Hollywood coming at the age of 63.

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Jazz Film 'Bolden' Mixes Fact And Fiction To Capture A Legendary Bandleader

1:23pm May 10, 2019

by Kevin Whitehead

Dan Pritzker's new film tells the story of Charles "Buddy" Bolden, a mythic jazz hero who burned so bright he burned himself out. Though striking and stylish, Bolden loses its grip in the final act.

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Abby (Amy Poehler) and Naomi (Maya Rudolph) share a toast in Wine Country.

Arts

'Wine Country': An Ode To Female Friendships, With Mellow Notes

5:01pm May 09, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Amy Poehler directs and stars in this Netflix film that, while light on laughs and conflict, delivers a "cozy reunion happy hour and an ode to female friendships."

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway star in The Hustle.

Arts

'The Hustle' Doesn't Flow

5:01pm May 09, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway never generate any chemistry as a pair of con artists in the French Riviera, and the labored script never generates any heat.