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Mel Gibson Pours Fever And Passion Into Every Frame Of 'Hacksaw Ridge'

1:24pm November 03, 2016

by David Edelstein

Gibson's new movie tells the story of the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Critic David Edelstein says Hacksaw Ridge is the work of a remarkable filmmaker.

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A Girl Spreads Her Wings In 'Eagle Huntress'

5:53am November 02, 2016

A documentary about a teenager who breaks a 2,000-year-old Mongolian tradition is so satisfying it makes you feel good about feeling good. says Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan.

Arts

Spooky Sounds To Leave Your Ears Trembling

5:00pm October 30, 2016

With Halloween around the corner, we asked Peter Brown, sound editor behind the movie Paranormal Activity to share his secret behind scary sound effects.

Arts

Director Werner Herzog: 'You Can Throw Anything At Me'

5:00pm October 30, 2016

Filmmaker Werner Herzog says the biggest career break he can think of is that his drive to make movies has never been broken, despite many difficulties over the course of his career.

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We've Got A New Horror Genre To Add To Your Halloween Movie Binge: Brains!

12:04pm October 30, 2016

Halloween movies usually revolve around monsters and vampires. But this year, author and critic Colin Fleming introduces NPR's Rachel Martin to an old horror genre, movies about demonic brains.

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Action Film Director Park Chan-Wook Transports Erotic 'Handmaiden' To 1930s Korea

8:46am October 30, 2016

The new lesbian romance thriller is a big change from the novel it's based on — 2002's "Fingersmith" set in Victorian England. It's also a change of pace for the acclaimed South Korean director.

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Lush And Romantic 'Handmaiden' Is The Year's Most Irresistible Love Story

1:43pm October 28, 2016

by David Edelstein

Though he's known for making quasi-horror films, director Park Chan-wook's latest movie is a melodrama set in 1930s Korea. Critic David Edelstein says The Handmaiden is fun and full of twists.

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"We weren't like the other bands," says The Stooges drummer Scott Asheton in the music documentary Gimme Danger.

'Gimme Danger': Finding Cool On The Brink Of Catastrophe

9:26pm October 27, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

In Jim Jarmusch's jagged documentary, Iggy Pop reflects on the necessary recklessness that made The Stooges punk legends.

Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones star in Inferno, a film based on the book by Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code.

Arts

'Inferno' Stokes The Embers Of A Dying Franchise

5:00pm October 27, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

After three adaptations, including The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, the lively heresies of Dan Brown's bestselling thrillers have sunk into timid incoherence.

Andy Griffith as a pre-reality TV star turned populist in A Face in the Crowd.

We've Seen This Election Before, In Classic Movies

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Bob Mondello

It's life imitating art — election edition. A look at movies that have covered ground that's been well trod this campaign season, like A Face in the Crowd and The Lion in Winter and Ace in the Hole.

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