2 Friends Scarred By War Attempt To Heal In 'Beanpole'
In post-WWII Leningrad, two women bonded by grief, guilt and hardship set out to make their futures brighter than the horrors of their shared past.
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Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy
For the past six months, NPR's Audie Cornish has held a series of conversations with women navigating the male-dominated world of comedy. Here are some highlights.
The Not-So-Life-Changing Magic Of Self-Help Books
Are self-help books actually helpful? That's the question Kristen Meinzer sought to answer in her upcoming book, How to Be Fine: What We Learned From Living by the Rules Of 50 Self-Help Books.
A Drug Kingpin Worries Over His Imminent Regicide In 'The Gentlemen'
Guy Ritchie returns to the genre he made his bones on, and the film's "rigorous and largely circular" plot is fun; more fun than McConaughey's undercooked performance, anyway.
No Love, Little Craft In Pulpy Body-Horror Flick 'Color Out Of Space'
In this loose, grisly adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story, a family undergoes a series of mutations while Nicolas Cage gets increasingly unhinged; the result is "a gory mess."
'Zombi Child': When The Real Horror Is Colonialism
Writer-director Bertrand Bonello uses the tale of a Haitian zombie to explore intergenerational racial trauma in this quiet, moody film.
'Nora From Queens' Is, And Is Not, Awkwafina
Awkwafina's career has ranged from rap to Crazy Rich Asians to a Golden Globe for The Farewell. Now, she's putting down a lot of her old habits in a new Comedy Central series.
Juice WRLD Cause Of Death Was Accidental Overdose
The rapper's unexpected death at Midway International Airport was caused by an overdose of opioids, according to the medical examiner.
A Very Naughty Boy: Remembering Monty Python's Terry Jones
Comedian, author and filmmaker Terry Jones has died at the age of 77 after suffering from dementia. As part of Monty Python, he was known for his drag characters and for co-writing the "Spam" sketch.
Remembering 'Monty Python' Star Terry Jones
Jones, who died Jan. 21, co-founded the British comedy troupe in 1969, and went on to direct and co-star in the 1979 Python film Life of Brian. Originally broadcast in 1987.