Bob Mondello
Stories
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Is 'One Battle After Another' Paul Thomas Anderson's best film yet?
A sprawling action film from Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another,' plunges Leonardo DiCaprio into a tale of yesteryear's radicalism and the politics of today.
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Remembering Robert Redford, in front of and behind the camera
Hollywood star Robert Redford died Tuesday at 89. Redford may have once been known for his glowing looks, but he was never content as a matinee idol.
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'The History of Sound' is a story of longing, set to music
Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor play early 20th century music students in filmmaker Oliver Hermanus' poignant queer love story.
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Is 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' as final as the name implies?
After six seasons on television, and now a third big-screen outing, the Crawley family saga has another installment with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
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Movies to look forward to this fall
We bring you a selective look at all the action, romance, drama, comedy and awards contenders Hollywood has in store for cooler weather.
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'The Roses' brings back the divorce comedy. Here's what else to watch in the genre
The divorce comedy "The Roses" hits theaters this weekend. How does it compare to "The War of the Roses," the movie it's based on, and is there such a thing as a "divorce" genre?
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Why are there so many movies about the movies?
NPR's Bob Mondello, Aisha Harris and Scott Detrow discuss the compulsion to make movies about the movies and when they work best.
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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite in 'Highest 2 Lowest.' It's almost all highs
Spike Lee's kidnapping drama Highest 2 Lowest reimagines Akira Kurosawa's 1963 police procedural High and Low, relocating the action to New York City and starring Denzel Washington.
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Viktor Kossakovsky's new film 'Architecton' is powerful, often for what it doesn't say
A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.
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'Architecton' is an epically cinematic look at the building blocks of civilization
A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.