Record-breaking Chinese blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2' Hits U.S. theaters NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Slate senior editor Jenny Zhang about the Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2, which broke box-office records even before its U.S. re-release. Patrick Jarenwattananon
A look at the legacy of the Rashomon effect in the movies In the real world, events happen in a linear order - but in the movies, they don't have to. A look at the Rashomon effect, and how films handle complicating the narrative. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Fans across the country raise their voices at 'KPop Demon Hunters' singalongs Netflix's wildly popular movie about a fictitious all-girl rock band is hitting nearly 1,800 movie theaters around the country this weekend as a singalong version. Chloe Veltman
'Weapons' exposes the dark underbelly of American suburbia Small-town life is upended when 17 schoolchildren suddenly vanish without explanation in the middle of the night. Weapons is a spooky thriller that invites deeper interpretation. Justin Chang
Remembering British actor Terence Stamp Stamp, who died Aug. 17, was part of a wave of working-class British actors who came up in the 1960s. His films include Billy Budd, The Limey and two Superman films. Originally broadcast in 2002. Terry Gross
With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee puts a hip-hop spin on Kurosawa's 1963 classic Lee's new film centers on a music mogul who faces a moral dilemma when kidnappers mistakenly hold his friend's son ransom instead of his own: Will he risk it all to save a child who isn't his? Tonya Mosley
'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward. Chloe Veltman
Terence Stamp, '60s British film legend and star of 'Superman,' dies at 87 The English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd. Bobby Allyn
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. Aisha Harris
'Your Favorite Scary Movie' is a new history of the Scream franchise NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ashley Cullins about the "Scream" franchise. Cullins writes about it in her book "Your Favorite Scary Movie." Ayesha Rascoe