Marc Rivers

Cineplexity: The AI apocalypse feels closer than ever... Hollywood saw it coming

Marc Rivers, Elissa Nadworny , Geoff Brumfiel, Scott Detrow

There's a long history of killer AI in cinema. Today, those works of fiction feel more real than ever.

Why movies set in D.C. rarely steer clear from politics and power

Elissa Nadworny , Adam Raney, Marc Rivers, Miles Parks

Washington, D.C., shows up often on the big screen, but rarely in films that aren't about its political power.

Cineplexity: The movies that tried to make sense of 9/11

Adam Raney, Marc Rivers, Andrew Limbong, Joel Rose

Over the past quarter century the events of 9/11 have been reflected in direct and indirect ways in movies.

Getting aid to Nepal's flood survivors is the next challenge

Joel Rose, Marc Rivers, Janaya Williams

The U.S. has pledged 3.5 million in flood aid for Tibet and Nepal, with the first $500,000 distributed by Catholic Relief Services. An aid worker with the group explains what flood survivors need now.

Cineplexity: When singers become movie stars

Joel Rose, Marc Rivers, Stephen Thompson

Dolly Parton built a movie career on top of an already huge music career. Other singers have tried, with mixed results.

How movies have explored manhood... For better and worse

Danielle Kurtzleben , Elena Moore, Marc Rivers

Movies have been exploring what it means to be a man almost as long as there have been movies. But where is the line between critiquing or lionizing the dominant ideas of manhood?

What the data says about the discourse around men, women and money

Marc Rivers, Sarah Handel, Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Hanna Horvath, author of Your Brain on Money on Substack, about balance — or the lack thereof — in heterosexual relationships where women out-earn men.