Movies

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with filmmaker Gregg Araki and actor Cooper Hoffman on their explicit new comedy, 'I Want Your Sex.'

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' takes the character into darker territory, as Peter Parker struggles without his friends in the face of evolving Spidey powers and a mysterious new threat.

Olivia Wilde plays an artist who initiates a wildly inappropriate sexual relationship with her younger employee. But between the sex scenes, there are thoughtful conversations about age and intimacy.

His Spidey senses are evolving and he misses his friends.

"People think of this as the ultimate Hollywood experience," says Escott Norton, former executive director of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation.

"Our grit and our dedication is the one thing that we have control of," Bernthal says. He plays a Spartan king in The Odyssey, and reprises his role as the Punisher in the new Spider-Man film.

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

What does Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reveal about the checkered history of myths on the big screen.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Sheldon Candis about his new boxing movie, "They Fight." It's based on a real-life story of a former convict who finds purpose in teaching kids to box.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actors Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen about their new Apple TV comedy movie, "The Dink."