Rob Reiner and Michael McKean discuss 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' NPR's A Martínez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." The sequel comes more than 40 years after the original rock band mockumentary. A Martínez
A look at the summer and fall box office This past summer's box office was sluggish, but over the weekend, Hollywood found help in the form of the devil. The Conjuring: Last Rites ended up having the top horror movie opening of all time. Mandalit del Barco
Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they're still dialed up to 11 In 1984, the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap satirized heavy metal bands. Now the characters are back for a sequel, Spinal Tap II. Reiner says "they have grown neither emotionally or musically." Terry Gross
Leni Riefenstahl made movies for Hitler. A new documentary digs through her archives Adolf Hitler commissioned filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl to make propaganda about Nazi Germany. She lived to be 101 years old and denied knowing about the Holocaust. Daniel Jonah Wolpert
When filmmakers and actors go against the grain, does it work? A lively review of cases when people both in front of and behind the camera took on a project that deviated from their past work, and whether it paid off or not. Marc Rivers
'The Long Walk' brings Stephen King's first novel to the movies NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Francis Lawrence about adapting Stephen King's first completed novel "The Long Walk" into a film, six decades since the story was written. Ayesha Rascoe
'Twinless' is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney craft a kind of chemistry that is equal parts funny and heart-wrenching. Scott Simon
Watching a neighbor's cat turns lethal in 'Caught Stealing' Darren Aronofsky's film is a funny, bloody valentine to 1990s New York City. Though awfully engrossing, Caught Stealing's mix of rambunctious slapstick and bone-crunching violence doesn't always gel. Justin Chang
The demons in 'The Conjuring' movies may not be real -- but the family tragedies are The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain. Neda Ulaby
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. Bob Mondello