'Juror #2' is a thorny legal thriller — and possibly Clint Eastwood's last film Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime. Justin Chang
Hugh Grant shows his dark side in ‘Heretic’ In Heretic, Hugh Grant plays the villain. He tells Morning Edition that actors are drawn to the bad guys “rather than the dreary, goody-two-shoes lead.” Julie Depenbrock
'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel Netflix's film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts. Carolina Miranda
Saoirse Ronan says her experience as a child actor continues to shape her work Ronan credits her parents and the filmmakers she worked with as a child for keeping acting fun. She stars as a woman struggling with addiction in The Outrun and as a World War II mother in Blitz. Ann Marie Baldonado
Al Pacino says he almost turned down 'The Godfather Part II' Pacino says the initial script for the Godfather sequel was so bad he nearly passed on the project — until it was rewritten. The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life in the memoir Sonny Boy. Terry Gross
A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to protect her young son as German bombs fall across the city. Justin Chang
Remembering actor Teri Garr, of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie' fame Garr, who died Oct. 29, started out as a dancer in Elvis films, and was later nominated for an Oscar for Tootsie. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 2005 interview. Terry Gross
Oh the horror! A director-critic tells us her favorite scary flicks of 2024 NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024. Vincent Acovino
In 'A Real Pain,' Jewish cousins tour Poland, cracking jokes and confronting the past In this almost perfect little film, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins who reconnect in Poland to honor the memory of their grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. John Powers
What giving "it all up willingly" means to singer-songwriter, Laura Marling Musician Laura Marling is out with a new album called "Patterns in Repeat." Justine Kenin