No Christmas Cheer For 'The Coopers'
The Coopers are yet another family who've gift-wrapped their dysfunction and brought it home for Christmas.
Arts & Life
Indie Filmmaker Brings Story Of Chile's '33' Miners To The Big Screen
Before making the film, Patricia Riggen met with the real miners and heard their stories. She says she aimed to "portray the heart of these guys and what they went through emotionally."
A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'
Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.
A Pointless Portrait Of A Suffering Marriage 'By The Sea'
Angelina Jolie Pitt writes and directs herself and her real-life husband, Brad Pitt, as moody artists who drive to the coast to salvage their marriage in a vapid homage to 1970s European art films.
A Smarter Romantic Comedy In 'Man Up'
Simon Pegg and Lake Bell star in an inventive rom-com elevated by a script that reflects the true, eccentric workings of relationships.
Hemingway, Mailer, PewDiePie? YouTube Stars Hit The Best-Seller Lists
Books by three YouTube stars are on The New York Times best-seller list right now. That's not an anomaly — NPR's Lynn Neary reports it's a trend that more and more publishers are starting to embrace.
The 'Amazing Fantastic Incredible' Life Of Stan Lee, Now In Comic Form
Stan Lee is a comic book legend. He's the writer behind Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. Host Renee Montagne sits down with the 92-year-old to talk comics and his own superheroic life.
'My All-American' Remembers Forgotten Story Of Heroic Texas Football Player
My All-American is out in theaters on Friday. It's a story about Texas football and is written by the same person who did Rudy and Hoosiers. It centers on one of the players, Freddie Steinmark, and an improbable story that reached all the way to the White House.
'This Old Man' Is A Wry, Nimble Take On Life, Aging And Baseball
At 95, New Yorker editor Roger Angell has written decades' worth of books and articles. Maureen Corrigan says it's a great pleasure to spend time in the company of his latest book, This Old Man.
'Hotels Of North America' Gets 4 Stars
Rick Moody's new novel takes the form of online travel reviews written by the lonely but oddly eloquent Reginald Morse. Critic Jason Sheehan says it's Moody at his most inventive, playful and biting.