When Everything's Gory, What's Scary?
As Halloween approaches, Pop Culture Happy Hour visits All Things Considered for a talk with hosts Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish about scary things.
Movies
'Experimenter' Revisits A Decades-Old Trial Of Free Will And Compassion
A new film revisits a controversial 1961 social science experiment in which volunteer subjects were asked to administer electrical shocks to other human beings. David Edelstein reviews Experimenter.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Bridge Of Spies' And Lots More Tom Hanks
On this week's show, Audie Cornish is with us to talk about the latest Steven Spielberg project and about the long career of its star.
Movie Review: 'Suffragette' Has A Weakness For Earnestness And Contrivance
Suffragette reminds us of the angry and savage battle over women's right to vote was in Britain in the early years of the 20th century.
Feeling Sad Without Being Sad In 'Heart Of A Dog'
Performance artist Laurie Anderson creates a feature-length, mixed-media collage dedicated to the peculiar qualities of grief.
Something Is Happening On The Internet, And 'Jem' Is Not Really On It
The live-action adaptation of Christy Marx's '80s cartoon staple wants desperately to appeal to teenagers who live online, but it has neither the energy nor the knowledge of the landscape to do it.
Bill Murray Can't Bring The Rhythm To 'Rock The Kasbah'
There could be some subversion in a comedy about a music manager trying to get a singer on the American Idol counterpart, Afghan Star, but in the end, there isn't.
New Film Follows Talent Agent From L.A. To Kabul
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Barry Levinson about making his movie Rock the Kasbah. It's set mostly in Afghanistan, and stars Bill Murray as a hapless music manager who stumbles upon a Pashtun woman with a golden voice.
There's Goofy Fun To Be Had In 'The Last Witch Hunter'
If you can't appreciate Vin Diesel removing an evil bug from the face of Michael Caine, what do you have left to be happy about?
Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Depression, Comedy And Troublemaking
Throughout her life, comedian Sarah Silverman has experienced varying degrees of depression, which she likens to a "chemical change." She plays a profoundly depressed woman in the film I Smile Back.