Royal Intrigue Fuels Eccentric Comedy Of Manners, 'The Favourite'
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos finds both pathos and dark comedy in the machinations surrounding England's Queen Anne in his period dramedy The Favourite.
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Meow Wolf: From DIY Art Collective To Moneymaking Company
The art and entertainment company Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, N.M., has had startling success in the past two years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with CEO and co-founder Vince Kadlubek about the transition from artist collective to multimillion dollar company.
'Hardly Children' Is Restless And Strange — Just Like Humanity
The spare, slightly creepy off-white cover of Laura Adamczyk's debut collection is perfect for the uncomfortable stories within it, works that examine family, childhood, adulthood, gender and race.
'Thank You, America': A Crowdsourced Holiday Poem That's A Blessing To Read
NPR recently wanted to know: What about America are you most thankful for? Our audience answered, and writer Kwame Alexander crafted an epic poem of celebration and gratitude from the replies.
'Green Book' Offers By-The-Book Uplift
Peter Farrelly's tale of a black musician chauffeured through the Deep South of the 1960s by a white driver is "a well-meaning but glib and shallow ode to interracial healing."
'Creed II' Isn't In The Same Weight Class As 'Creed,' But It's Got Heart
The sequel to 2015's winning overhaul of the venerable Rocky franchise is "is a more listless and ordinary film than Creed by any measure, but still a rewarding one."
'Extinctions' Digs Up Buried Memories and Unacknowledged History
The title Josephine Wilson's new novel refers to its protagonist, an elderly man who feels useless, extinct — and whose journey is to find the means for growth and change within himself.
'You Better Own This': How Rami Malek Came To Embody Freddie Mercury
Malek sang at the top of his lungs while playing Queen's iconic lead singer in the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Still, he says, "No one can sing like Freddie Mercury."
Toxic Masculinity Is The Bad Guy In 'Ralph Breaks The Internet'
The sequel to Wreck-it Ralph is awash with jokes about cross-promotion, brand extension, comments sections and Disney clichés; it feels like the way we live now — with more heart.
'Heirs Of The Founders' Looks At Efforts To Stave Off Civil War
H.W. Brands brings to life a transitional era of American politics when the scope and power of the federal government was unknown, as were the boundaries of the United States.