Stephen Thompson

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Robin Hilton |Stephen Thompson

The latest additions to our running list of the year's best songs pose some big questions this week: What do you do when life pulls the rug out from under you or when things don't turn out the way you expected? How do you manage fear? And what really matters most at the end of it all? We get a lot of possible answers in new music from singer Patrick Watson, the pop group The Beaches and even the twisted dance beats of Fever Ray.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Glen Weldon |Stephen Thompson |Liz Metzger |Ronald Young Jr.

Fifty years ago Steven Spielberg's Jaws was released in theaters, kicking off the summer blockbuster phenomenon. And you know a summer blockbuster when you see one: It's a film that's hugely popular and as a result, financially successful, and seen by lots of people. But not everyone has seen every last one of them. Today, we fill in some personal blockbuster gaps, and finally see a movie that absolutely everyone saw, except for us — including Armageddon, Beverly Hills Cop II, , .

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Stephen Thompson |Aisha Harris |Candice Lim |Shar Jossell

The new Lilo & Stitch is mostly live-action and retells the original Disney animated film's story of two orphaned Hawaiian sisters and the chaotic alien who upends their lives. The movie deviates from the original in many ways, but the central story is a tale of sisterhood and found family with lots of rowdy chaos along the way. The cast includes Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Sanders returns as the voice of Stitch.