Sep 27th, 2008 · Two popular movies are making audiences squirm. Towelhead addresses cultural tensions in the story of an Arab-American girl blossoming into womanhood, and Lakeview Terrace is about a cop who is wary of the interracial couple who just moved onto his block. Film critic Desson Thomson talks with Scott Simon about movies with uncomfortable subject matter.
Sep 13th, 2008 · A film that earns the "cult" favorite" label is almost assured an afterlife. Film critic Desson Thomson talks with host Scott Simon talks about how a film earns this designation.
Aug 2nd, 2008 · Scott Simon talks to film critic Desson Thomson about movie archetypes and how they're portrayed in two very different films: the latest Batman flick, The Dark Knight, and American Teen, a documentary about teenagers and the roles they play, or try to escape, in their small-town high school.