'Claire In Motion,' Movie In Stasis
Betsy Brandt plays a woman whose husband goes missing in this underwritten, willfully ambiguous film from writer-directors Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell.
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'Patriots Day': A Painful, Painstaking Depiction Of The Boston Marathon Bombing
The third collaboration between director Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg offers a detail-rich and nuanced examination of the 2013 bombing and its chaotic aftermath.
'100 Streets' Tells Familiar Stories That Cross Race, Class And Generational Lines
Idris Elba stars in a London-set ensemble drama our critic calls "soapy, rote stuff," but it's representative of the new generation of filmmakers taking Britain's multiracial society as their subject.
'Alone In Berlin': A Grieving German Couple Sets Out To Undermine The Nazi Movement
Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson deliver strong performances, but director Vincent Perez's staid historical drama swathes its subjects' radical actions in too much art-house-reverence.
'20th Century Women' Mixes Comedy With Disappointment And Loss
Set in 1979 Santa Barbara, Mike Mills' new film is the story of a teenage boy and the three women who teach him about life. Critic John Powers calls it an "amusing, deeply-felt work."
Encore: 'La La Land' Invokes Nostalgia For 1930s Hollywood
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to director Damien Chazelle about his latest film, La La Land, which is a modern version of 1930s Hollywood musicals.
At Golden Globes, Meryl Streep Takes On Donald Trump
Streep, a prominent progressive in the arts world, did not mention Trump by name when she criticized his remarks about a disabled reporter during the campaign, but her target was clear.
Jeff Bridges Abides By His Actor Dad's Example: Bring Joy To The Set
"He really wanted all his kids to go into acting because he loved it so much," Bridges says of his father. In Hell or High Water, Bridges plays an aging Texas ranger tracking two bank robbers.
Small Batch Edition: The Golden Globes
In this brief edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, we talk about speeches, awards, Donald Glover's suit, Jimmy Fallon's monologue, and lots more.
'La La Land' Breaks Golden Globe Record; Trump Mentioned Often
La La Land was a big winner at Sunday night's Golden Globe awards. So was Moonlight, and the TV series The People v. O.J. Simpson. Plus, the stars had plenty to say about President-elect Trump.