Friday News Roundup - Domestic
A terror attack in New York, arrests in the Russia investigation and an uplifting win for Houston.
Movies
'Lady Bird' Soars With An Intimate Portrait Of Mother-Daughter Angst
The title character of Greta Gerwig's new comedy is a Sacramento high school senior who's in a love-hate relationship with her mother. Critic David Edelstein says Lady Bird is "packed with insight."
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Thor: Ragnarok'
The panel takes on the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with help from Code Switch co-host and established Taika Waititi fan Shereen Marisol Meraji.
In The Deft, Insightful 'Lady Bird,' A Girl Grows Up — And Grows Wiser
Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical examination of her adolescence, vividly captures the stirrings of empathy that transform a selfish teen into a clear-eyed adult.
Portrait Of The Killer As A Young Man: 'My Friend Dahmer'
The film, based on the graphic novel by Derf Backderf, is neither lurid nor sensationalistic — instead, it's a "nuanced and sad high school movie."
'11/8/16': A Day That Changed America, Through Many Lenses
This documentary, compiled from 16 short films by different directors shot on Election Day 2016, offers "a tightly woven series of close-ups of a diverse, divided populace."
'Thor: Ragnarok' Is Hela Good
The comic sensibility of director Taika Waititi — and a lush, airbrushed-van visual aesthetic — make this the funniest and prettiest Marvel film yet.
In 'Last Flag Flying,' The Horror of War Is Brought Home — Literally
In this Richard Linklater dramedy, three Vietnam War veterans "embark on an endlessly digressive road trip at once uproarious and rife with detours of the soul."
'Thor: Ragnarok' Pokes Fun At Itself While Being The Best Thor Film Yet
Marvel's hammer-throwing superhero is back in Thor: Ragnarok. NPR's Bob Mondello says there are whole worlds at stake in the latest film, and Thor gets some help from the Hulk and his sibling-rival, Loki.
A Trio Of Veterans Embark On A Road Trip Together In 'Last Flag Flying'
Director Richard Linklater salutes the courage of our troops while casting a hard eye at the government machinery that sends them into battle. Justin Chang calls Last Flag Flying an elegiac comedy.