Prince Contained Multitudes, New Book Confirms
Prince on defining his music: "The only thing I could think of, because I really don't like categories, but the only thing I could think of is inspirational."
Movies
'Alive And Kicking' Chronicles Deep History Of Swing Dancing
Filmmaker Susan Glatzer and swing dance legend Norma Miller discuss the new documentary Alive and Kicking. The film chronicles the birth, decline and renewal of American swing dancing.
It Sounds Like Science Fiction But ... It's A Cliché
The Internet is full of science fiction becoming science fact. NPR Science Editor Geoff Brumfiel is ready to make a stand. Sort of.
The British At 'Their Finest': How A Nation Kept Calm And Carried On
Their Finest is a film within a film about making wartime movies in Britain. Bill Nighy stars as an aging matinee idol. Gemma Arterton plays a young copywriter — the script department's secret weapon.
Carl And Rob Reiner Leave Hand And Footprints In Concrete
Father and son comedy legends Carl and Rob Reiner have their hand and footprints immortalized in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
A Body-Switching Teen Romance Anime Disaster Flick With 'Your Name.' On It
Your Name. was the most popular film in the world for the first two months of 2017. Now, the deeply resonant body-switching anime comes to the U.S.
Genre-Bending 'Colossal' Mixes Monster Metaphor With Romantic Comedy
Anne Hathaway plays a woman mysteriously linked to a monster in South Korea in her latest film. Critic David Edelstein says Colossal shows that "even the dumbest genres can be used to profound ends."
'Graduation': An Unflinching Look At Backroom Deals Made In Broad Daylight
A Romanian father descends into a world of bureaucratic corruption as he strives to give his daughter a better life. Critic Andrew Lapin admires the film's chilling, intimate storytelling.
'Your Name' Goes There: Teens Switch Bodies In Charming, Dreamlike Romance
Critic Ella Taylor says this quirky love story "shimmers with the magic of a fairy tale" yet "has its feet firmly planted on the ground of Japan's past and present."
Anne Hathaway As A 'Colossal' Trainwreck Who Wreaks Monster-Movie Havoc
A binge-drinking American woman unwittingly controls a monster that's destroying Seoul in this tone-deaf comedy; the film's lumbering attempts to subvert our rom-com expectations fall flat.