Two couples spend an ill-advised evening together in the tense comedy The Invite. Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, star in the film, which plays it a little too safe.

David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we listen back to a '06 interview with Burrows, who died June 19. He directed over 1,000 sitcom episodes, co-created Cheers and chose the cast for Friends.

In the new comedy "The Invite," a couple on the brink of splitting up throws a dinner party for a mysterious couple living nearby. NPR's A Martinez speaks with actor and director Olivia Wilde.

In some ways, the fifth and final season of The Bear feels less daring — but after four seasons, the small wins mean more.

Each sketch of HBO's seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails.

Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.

"Toy Story 5" brought in more than $160 million domestically over its first weekend. The movie, however, raises issues about how much screen time is too much for kids.

For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox been one of the most visible trans women in America. But the Orange Is the New Black star says she spent most of childhood keeping herself hidden.

In the Season 3 premiere, a new dragon enters the chat and the Battle of the Gullet is in full swing.

What makes a dad movie? Two NPR movie-loving fathers talk about the classics and the films they hope their children will love.