Movies

Gretchen (Aya Cash) and Jimmy (Chris Geere) in You're The Worst.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'You're The Worst' And Making Drama Funny

12:49pm September 02, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The gang discusses a drama-filled FXX comedy as a jumping-off point for a look at the ways humor and seriousness can collide. Then, as always, we close with What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Movie Review: 'The Light Between Oceans'

7:54am September 02, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Justin Chang about the new movie: The Light Between Oceans — which is adapted from the novel by M.L. Stedman. Chang reviews movies for the Los Angeles Times.

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In Dekalog: Five, Jacek (Miroslaw Baka) is a troubled young man from the Polish countryside whose life changes forever on the streets of Warsaw.

Arts

'Dekalog,' A Haunting, Ruminative 10-Film Tour Through The 10 Commandments

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Ella Taylor

The late filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog, a masterpiece that began life as a series of films made for television, finally gets a digitally restored North American theatrical distribution.

Isabel (Alicia Vikander) and Tom (Michael Fassbender) make a life for themselves on a remote island in The Light Between Oceans.

Arts

'The Light Between Oceans' Richly Illuminates A Couple's Moral Dilemma

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Stripped-down storytelling, stunning cinematography and finely calibrated performances make this tale of a withdrawn lighthouse-keeper and his wife vivid and compelling.

Writer and critic John Berger and friend Tilda Swinton in the new documentary The Seasons in Quincy.

Arts

'Seasons In Quincy' Offers A Fractured, Frustrating Portrait Of Critic John Berger

5:00pm September 01, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

The documentary, set in and around the French town in which the influential writer now resides, dissects his life in four discrete segments. The approach proves more intriguing than insightful.

Kim Su-an plays a little girl trying to get to her mother on an ill-fated train.

S. Korea's Hit Zombie Film Is Also A Searing Critique Of Korean Society

8:25am September 01, 2016

by Elise Hu

The film's themes reflect the strains of modern Korea: distrust of government and institutions, disdain for corporate leaders and a sense everyone's in it for themselves.

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Encore: Glen Campbell Documents Farewell Tour In 'I'll Be Me'

4:28pm August 31, 2016

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me follows the country singer's goodbye tour and his decline from Alzheimer's disease. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to director James Keach and Campbell's wife, Kim Campbell.

Arts

With A Little Magic, Small Budget Horror Films Pack A Big Punch

6:24pm August 30, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, about the magic of micro-budget horror films.

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Actor Gene Wilder, who entertained audiences with his performances in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Producers and Blazing Saddles, died Monday. He was 83 years old.

Arts

In This 2005 Interview, Gene Wilder Explains How He Learned To Get Laughs

3:50pm August 30, 2016

When he was 8, Wilder's mother had a heart attack, and he took it upon himself to cheer her up. We'll listen back to a Fresh Air interview with the comic actor, who died Monday at age 83.

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Gene Wilder Dies From Complications Of Alzheimer's At Age 83

8:07am August 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Wilder played neurotic, funny and emotional characters in some of the classic movies of the 1960s, 70s and 80s — including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Silver Streak.

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