Bob Mondello
Stories
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'28 Years Later': A horror thriller worth the wait
The rage virus that escaped from a bio-weapons lab in 28 Days Later has been contained -- to all of England -- in this third installment of the auteur-horror franchise.
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The many ways queerness shows up in movies
NPR's movie critic and producers discuss how queerness is present across all genres of movies in ways seen and unseen.
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What's the secret to actually making a good movie remake?
Remakes are as old as cinema itself. Why do they get so much love ... and hate?
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A gazillionaire becomes conflicted in Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'
Wes Anderson's latest comedy The Phoenician Scheme stars Benicio del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera and Bill Murray.
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What are your favorite director/actor collaborations?
In this week's installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers contemplate the best director-actor collaborations in film.
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Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers
Long forgotten letters from WWII help a family reconnect with a mom who would have turned 100 this year.
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Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers
My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year.
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'Thunderbolts*' is a refreshing misfit hit after many Marvel misfires
Marvel's latest release is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology.
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'Sinners' is a blood-drenched, blues-infected thriller
Twin brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, return to their Mississippi hometown in 1932 to start a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's otherworldly tale of race and music, Sinners.
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In theaters this week: 'The Amateur' and 'Warfare'
Americans are abroad and in battle in two new films: The Amateur is a spy thriller starring Rami Malek, and Warfare is a documentary-like battlefield epic.
