Ken Burns says ‘The American Revolution’ tells history that ‘rhymes’ with modern times
“The American Revolution” is the a new six-part documentary series by Ken Burns that chronicles the Revolutionary War.
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Michael Shannon is trying to cultivate detachment
On Wild Card this week, Michael Shannon — the "The Shape of Water" and "Boardwalk Empire" star — opens up about love and aging. -
Here are the movies getting people talking at Sundance 2025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some must-sees coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. -
See the full list of 2025 Oscar nominations
Emilia Pérez raked in the most nominations Thursday morning, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. The Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, March 2. -
The second season of 'Severance' manages to be even weirder than the first
The Apple TV+ series emerged as an engrossing puzzle box of a show when it first debuted three years ago. And it just got even more surreal. -
'Wallace & Gromit' Creator Nick Park
Nick Park is the creator of the beloved stop motion series Wallace & Gromit, as well as the movies Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run. His latest project is the movie Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. He joins us to talk about the film and answers our most pressing question: Has he met any real life dogs named Gromit, and how many of those dogs were good boys? -
How ‘Wicked’ author Gregory Maguire’s own story helped him channel Elphaba’s
We visited Maguire at his home outside Boston to go back to where it all began — both for his own life and for his trip into the world of Oz. -
New limited series adapts Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigation of The Troubles
Dorchester native Patrick Radden Keefe joins The Culture Show to talk about the FX series "Say Nothing," an adaptation of his bestselling book. -
Cillian Murphy on the quiet pathos of his new film 'Small Things Like These'
The film is a contemplative narrative of an Irish family man whose childhood trauma is unearthed after a routine coal delivery to a Magdalene laundry, an institution where "fallen women" were housed and often abused by Catholic nuns. -
Commemorating 125 years of Alfred Hitchcock, the ‘master of suspense’
It’s been 125 years since the birth of film icon Alfred Hitchcock, and his work continues to be culturally relevant and influential. A local expert tells us more about his life and legacy. -
