Oct 24th, 2008 · In his review of W., critic Bob Mondello suggested that if someone had made a movie about the presidents Adams, it could have been called Q. That got us thinking: Could you make a Netflix queue worth of one-letter movies? As it turns out ...
Oct 10th, 2008 · Depression-era comedy sends the Marx Brothers skating through economic territory their namesake Karl would recognize — and it begins with talk of bailouts, tax breaks and other things that Bob Mondello says you'll find familiar, too.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Oh, and Pacino too. And 50 Cent. They've all banded together for an action-packed serial-killer cop thriller. No, seriously. And critic Bob Mondello says the result is anything but righteous.
Aug 19th, 2008 · Hollywood has always recognized the potential drama inherent in elections — think The Manchurian Candidate. Bob Mondello and Michele Norris talk about the intersection of ballot box and box office.
Aug 10th, 2008 · Movie critic Bob Mondello and Andrea Seabrook chat about the new stoner-comedy, Pineapple Express, from the Judd Apatow consortium.
Jul 24th, 2008 · Purists, fear not: The new film of the Evelyn Waugh novel is visually sumptuous and largely stays true to its source. And Bob Mondello says this two-hour take on the classic tale provides new insights on character.
Jul 11th, 2008 · There's a new Hollywood take on Jules Verne's 1863 novel; seeing it sent Bob Mondello back into the nearer past — to the wide-screen version of the tale he saw when he was a kid. Turns out it's still kinda fun.
Jun 29th, 2008 · Love is said to be blind but it may also be ageless. NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Elsa and Fred, a Spanish dramedy about a Madrid couple who find love in their 70s.