'Citizenfour' Follows The Snowden Story Without (Much) Grandstanding
Documentarian Laura Poitras found herself deep inside the story of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and his revelations about surveillance.
Movies
'Life Of Riley,' Alain Resnais' Final Film, Bids A Sunny Adieu
The film, set in a series of make-believe gardens, follows three couples after they receive devastating news about a mutual friend.
In 'Force Majeure,' Society Crumbles Under An Avalanche
The wickedly funny Swedish black comedy follows a family after its patriarch makes a selfish, split-second decision in a time of crisis.
'The Heart Machine' Finds Subtlety In The Perils Of Online Dating
Zachary Wigon's debut feature explores what happens when a man suspects that his long-distance girlfriend, whom he met online, might be living in the same city.
Ed Norton On 'Birdman,' Wes Anderson And Why $40 Makes Him Proud
Making Birdman "was one of the most creatively satisfying experiences I've had," Norton says. He also talks about why Anderson's films are deep and getting royalties for the music in Death to Smoochy.
Watching 'Dear White People' At Harvard
Dear White People follows four black students at a prestigious, majority-white college, where racial tensions are threatening to bring chaos to campus. So why not catch a screening at Harvard?
Here's What Happens When Gandalf Talks To Schoolchildren
Sir Ian McKellen made a special appearance at an English school. What special magical message did he impart? Do your homework!
Starring In 'Fury': The Horrors That People Are Capable Of In War
The WWII drama Fury is about a U.S. sergeant and his five-man crew on a mission behind enemy lines. Kenneth Turan reviews the film, directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.
The Man Who Coined 'Genocide' Spent His Life Trying To Stop It
Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the word in 1943, as part of his lifelong campaign to make the world acknowledge and prosecute the crime. A new documentary, Watchers of the Sky, tells his story.
Fracking Boom Town Wary Of Pastor's 'Overnighters'
Jesse Moss tells NPR's Scott Simon about his documentary, The Overnighters. It follows a pastor in a North Dakota oil boom town whose life is upended when he opens the church to down-and-out workers.