The film ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ turns 25 this year. What’s its legacy?
The film Boys Don’t Cry came out 25 years ago. A lot has changed in trans representation since then. NPR’s Scott Detrow discusses this with the film’s director, Kimberly Pierce.
Ally Pankiw’s film ‘I Used to be Funny’ follows a stand-up comedian with PTSD
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben talks with Ally Pankiw, writer-director of the new movie about a stand-up comedian with PTSD, “I Used to be Funny.”
‘Under Paris’ is a Seine-sational French shark movie
If you are watching the movie in the original French and you have the English subtitles on, you will see a lot of the caption “[panicked screams].”
How Bad Boys: Ride or Die became this year’s summer blockbuster
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is this summer’s first blockbuster. But, what makes it a runaway hit?
Actors and ghosts take center stage in new film ‘Ghostlight’
A family tragedy intersects with a Shakespearean tragedy when a construction worker gets roped into performing in a community theater production of Romeo & Juliet. (Story aired on ATC on June 14, 2024.)
‘Inside Out 2’ is a Pixar sequel worth celebrating
Pixar’s Inside Out introduced us to the core emotions inside an 11-year-old girl named Riley. We met Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), and Anger (Lewis Black). In Inside Out 2, Riley is experiencing puberty and a whole new crop of emotions ha…
David Lynch says he ‘died a death’ over the way his ‘Dune’ film turned out
David Lynch doesn’t do a lot of interviews. The Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive creator usually just lets his work speak for itself. But he was excited to talk to Rachel about his new album coming out this summer, Cellophane Memories. And he also was game to dive into his love for transcendental meditation, a fateful childhood psychosomatic illness and a memorable encounter with a Buddha statue.
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The ‘Inside Out’ movies give kids an ’emotional vocabulary.’ Therapists love that
Pixar’s Inside Out was praised for helping kids understand how emotions affect their actions. Adults learned a few things too. The sequel’s new characters include Anxiety, Embarrassment and Ennui.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus goes from ‘Veep’ to weep in new tearjerker film ‘Tuesday’
The Seinfeld star plays the mother of a terminally ill girl being visited by Death, who has taken the physical form of a giant parrot, in new film.
Our favorite graduation moments in pop culture
This is the time of year when so many students graduate. Whether it’s graduation episodes of our favorite TV series, high school songs, or movies about the last wild night of high school, we’re revisiting our episode about the best moments about graduation in pop culture.
Actors and ghosts take center stage in new film “Ghostlight”
A family tragedy intersects with a Shakespearean tragedy in this gentle indie dramedy when a construction worker gets roped into performing in a community theater Romeo & Juliet.
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