Movies Magically horrific: ‘Death of a Unicorn’ leans more into laughs than screams Some horror movies are funny because they’re morbidly grotesque. Others are funny because they’re appalling and tragic. “Death of a Unicorn” falls into the latter category. Dyer Oxley
Arts & Life Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR. Kat Lonsdorf Play AudioListen 4 mins
Arts & Life 'The Alto Knights' is a mob drama with a double dose of De Niro and ... not much else Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative. Justin Chang Play AudioListen 7 mins
Arts & Life Tim Curry remembers his first film role in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' The 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror turns 50 this year. To mark the occasion, we listen back to a 2005 interview with Curry, who played the cross-dressing scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Terry Gross Play AudioListen 20 mins
Arts & Life John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project. Elizabeth Blair Play AudioListen 5 mins
Arts & Life 'Sounds like censorship to me.' O cinema co-founder slams proposed eviction over film No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently. Mandalit del Barco
Movies How the COVID lockdown affected how moves are made and seen Americans spent much of the COVID lockdown inside their homes streaming movies in isolation. Five years on it is clear that COVID left its mark on how movies were made and consumed. Marc Rivers Bob Mondello Play AudioListen 9 mins
Arts & Life There's a lot to unpack in 'Black Bag' — a witty, sexy spy thriller Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play a high-ranking spy couple in Steven Soderbergh's new film. Black Bag offers Bond-style globe-trotting intrigue and marital dramedy. Justin Chang Play AudioListen 8 mins
Arts & Life In 'Long Bright River,' Amanda Seyfried achieves lifelong dream of playing a cop NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Amanda Seyfried, star of the new series Long Bright River. She plays a police officer investigating the murders of women from Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Mia Venkat Ari Shapiro Marc Rivers Sarah Handel Play AudioListen 8 mins
Arts & Life 5 years ago, movie theaters closed. NPR's movie critic looks back at COVID-19 The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19. Bob Mondello
