From The 'Inside Out,' A Lively Look Inside A Young Mind
Pixar's latest creation, which takes place inside a young girl's mind, is visually ambitious, emotionally affecting, and ultimately very wise.
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The House Music Of Paris Takes Center Stage In 'Eden'
Director and co-writer Mia Hansen-Love tells the tale of a young man, based on her own brother, who finds and then loses a deep attachment to the electronic dance music of Paris in the 1990s.
'Love & Mercy' Brings The Life Of Brian Wilson To The Big Screen
Screenwriter Oren Moverman talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the film's depiction of the Beach Boy's troubled life. We'll also listen back to an interview Gross recorded with Wilson in 1988.
'The Tribe' Says A Lot About Violence, Sex And Love — Without A Single Word
Movie critic Bob Mondello says The Tribe is about big things — love, violence — and made entirely in sign language without any subtitles, voiceovers, or translations of any sort.
'3 ½ Minutes' Chronicles Florida Murder Over Loud Rap Music
A new documentary revisits Florida's loud music murder case. Michael Dunn, a white man, shot 10 bullets into a car with four unarmed young black men during an argument at a Jacksonville gas station.
Pop Culture Happy Hour, Small Batch Edition: 'Jurassic World'
The new super-mega-blockbuster dinosaur movie has fun dino stuff, a great performance from a guy in glasses, and two main characters who are severely underwritten.
Mystery Loves Company, And TCM's Noir Movie Marathon Has Plenty Of Both
Turner Classic Movies has kicked off its "Summer of Darkness" — 24 hours of noir films every Friday in June and July with an accompanying free, online class.
Science Of Sadness And Joy: 'Inside Out' Gets Childhood Emotions Right
Pixar's animated fantasy takes viewers inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley. Psychologists say the film offers an accurate picture of how emotions and memories help make us who we are.
Isolated And Inside For Years, Brothers Lived Lives Through Cinema
A documentary called The Wolfpack follows six brothers whose parents kept them virtual prisoners in their New York apartment. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the filmmaker and one of the brothers.
Laughs Leaven Tears In 'Me And Earl And The Dying Girl'
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was a surprise smash at this year's Sundance Film Festival; it's a tale of three teens facing mortality that manages to capture teen angst without wallowing in drama.