Glen Weldon appears in the following:
Art-Horror-Comedy 'Velvet Buzzsaw' Paints In Broad But Colorful Strokes
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Jake Gyllenhaal re-teams with Nightcrawler writer-director Dan Gilroy for this funny Netflix horror film set in the art world that's better at delivering quotably arch lines than sharp satire.
Why Fox's 'Rent Live' Wasn't Entirely Live For Its Viewers
Monday, January 28, 2019
The latest take on the live musical format premiered Sunday night on Fox with a production of Rent, but a cast member injury forced Fox to air a taped dress rehearsal instead.
Siblings Struggle (Hilariously) In Their Kid Brother's Shadow: 'The Other Two'
Thursday, January 24, 2019
When their 13-year-old brother (Case Walker) becomes a YouTube star, directionless New Yorkers Brooke (Heléne Yorke) and Cary (Drew Tarver) reluctantly find themselves drawn into his entourage.
'Roma' And 'The Favourite' Lead Oscar Nominations
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Linda Holmes takes a look at the list of this year's nominees, which includes some heartening nods and surprising snubs.
'Glass' Is Leaden
Thursday, January 17, 2019
The final film in a stealth trilogy that began with Unbreakable, Glass is heavy on portentous explanations of comic book tropes that require no explanation. It's also just plain heavy. And slooow.
'Schitt's Creek' Flows Smoothly Into Season 5
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The characters have grown, their relationships — to each other, and to viewers — have deepened, the writing's sharp and the actors are having a ball. Dive in.
'The Passage' Keeps Its Viral Vamps Waiting In The Wings, For Now
Monday, January 14, 2019
This FOX series based on the Justin Cronin trilogy combines the pulpiest elements of science-gone-awry thrillers with shlocky creature-features, but — early on at least — skimps on the fun.
Aquaman, From Super Friend To Surfer Dude: The Bro-Ification Of A Hero
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The Sea King has undergone a series of sea changes: once a generic fish-cop, then a widely shared joke, and now, finally, the star of his own blockbuster film, as the ultimate bro.
NPR's Favorite TV Shows Of 2018
Monday, December 17, 2018
This year we say goodbye to The Americans, but we also celebrate new gems like Queer Eye, Killing Eve and Homecoming.
NPR's Favorite Movies Of 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
From the record-breaking hit Black Panther to the melodrama A Star Is Born, our film critics pick their 15 favorite movies of the year.
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 2: Still Marvelous, Even Smarter
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Season 2 pops the protective bubble that Midge Maisel (Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan) blithely inhabited in Season 1, making this breezy period comedy even more rich and compelling.
'The Favourite': Sou Smart, Sou Wicked, Sou Witty, Sou Gououd
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
The Extra U Is For Unctuous: Yorgos Lanthimos' latest is a gleefully nasty piece of work about a queen (the spectacular Olivia Colman) and two women (Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone) vying for her favor.
From TV To Movies, How Corruption Plays Out On Our Screens
Monday, November 19, 2018
Corruption is kind of a big news story these days and it's one of Hollywood's favorite subjects. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour takes a look at how corruption is presented in TV and movies.
'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald': Beasts? Check. Crimes? Check. Fantastic? Not Quite.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
The second installment of J.K. Rowling's follow-up Potter franchise is as overstuffed as the first, but it's less muddled. It dutifully advances the story, but fails to deliver thrilling set-pieces.
A True Believer Remembers Stan Lee
Monday, November 12, 2018
Stan Lee — born Stanley Martin Lieber — co-created many beloved Marvel Comics characters, but he became the company's tireless, beloved figurehead. NPR's Glen Weldon offers a remembrance.
No Bed Of Roses, No Pleasure Cruise: 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Thursday, November 01, 2018
A fearless performance from Rami Malek and rock-solid rock anthems can't lift this listless musical biopic out of the sea of clichés in which it treads water.
Swedish Film Cleverly Blurs The 'Border' Between Reality And Folklore
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Tina (Eva Melander), a Swedish customs official, can smell when someone's lying. When she meets a stranger (Eero Milonoff) who knows more about her than he's saying, she sets out to find answers.
In Lee Chang-dong's Dreamlike 'Burning,' Dread Is A Fire That Burns Slow And Cold
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Director/co-writer Lee Chang-dong adapts a haunting Murakami short story about a young man drawn into the lives of a woman, her cat and a handsome, mysterious stranger.
'Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina' Is Wicked, Good
Friday, October 19, 2018
Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka ably carries the Riverdale-adjacent series on Netflix about a young woman who's half mortal, half witch and all hero.
In 'My Brother's Husband Vol. 2,' Family Values (And The Value Of Family)
Friday, October 12, 2018
Part two of Gengoroh Tagame's heartfelt manga about a Japanese man coming to terms with his late brother's sexuality depicts an achingly real process of fits and starts, advancements and reversals.