danny hensel
@dannyhensel.bsky.social
producer and movies/tv/stage editor for npr’s weekend edition, from chicagoland, live in dc, mostly movie and music stuff online. go blue!
Everyone says that ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER takes place now, with the prologue being in 2009. Why can't the prologue be now and the movie set in like 2040?
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Everyone says that ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER takes place now, with the prologue being in 2009. Why can't the prologue be now and the movie set in like 2040?
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
RIP Udo Kier. We interviewed him for his film SWAN SONG www.npr.org/2021/08/07/1...
A Retired Hairdresser Revisits His Past In 'Swan Song'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Udo Kier about his new film, Swan Song, about an aging beautician and hairdresser who comes out of retirement for one last makeover.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
RIP Udo Kier. We interviewed him for his film SWAN SONG www.npr.org/2021/08/07/1...
Charlie Shackleton on ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT www.npr.org/2025/11/22/n...
Charlie Shackleton discusses his newest documentary, 'Zodiac Killer Project'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Charlie Shackleton, whose newest documentary, "Zodiac Killer Project," dissects the tropes of true-crime documentaries.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Charlie Shackleton on ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT www.npr.org/2025/11/22/n...
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PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION
Josh O'Connor is having a wonderful year and then his next two movies are by Steven Spielberg and Joel Coen
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Josh O'Connor is having a wonderful year and then his next two movies are by Steven Spielberg and Joel Coen
Geeta Gandbhir on THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
Director Geeta Gandbhir discusses the new Netflix documentary 'The Perfect Neighbor'
The new documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" uses police body cam footage to reconstruct what led to the killing of Ajike Owens in 2023. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Geeta Gandbhir.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Geeta Gandbhir on THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
Clint Bentley on TRAIN DREAMS
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Director and co-writer Clint Bentley talks about his film, 'Train Dreams'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Clint Bentley, who co-wrote and directed the new film "Train Dreams." It's based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Clint Bentley on TRAIN DREAMS
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that’s not the us capitol building @politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
that’s not the us capitol building @politico.com
@thenextpictureshow.bsky.social Royal Tenenbaums / Sentimental Value pairing pls
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@thenextpictureshow.bsky.social Royal Tenenbaums / Sentimental Value pairing pls
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Armed and masked immigration agents sped down Northbrook street, grabbed man as schoolkids watched. Northbrook is a tony little suburb. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/a...
Armed ICE agents sped down Northbrook street, grabbed man as schoolkids watched
Armed, masked federal immigration agents detained one man and chased another through a residential neighborhood in unincorporated Northbrook on Monday, according to witnesses. The incidents, which …
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November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Armed and masked immigration agents sped down Northbrook street, grabbed man as schoolkids watched. Northbrook is a tony little suburb. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/a...
RIP Diane Ladd, who worked with Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Norman Jewison, Mike Nichols, Roger Corman, Roman Polanski, Bob Rafelson, Martha Coolidge, Mark Rydell, Stuart Rosenberg, Joseph Sargent, Jack Clayton, Bill Duke, Alexander Payne, Rob Reiner, Roger Donaldson, David O. Russell
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
RIP Diane Ladd, who worked with Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Norman Jewison, Mike Nichols, Roger Corman, Roman Polanski, Bob Rafelson, Martha Coolidge, Mark Rydell, Stuart Rosenberg, Joseph Sargent, Jack Clayton, Bill Duke, Alexander Payne, Rob Reiner, Roger Donaldson, David O. Russell
Anthony Hopkins on his memoir www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n...
The iconic Anthony Hopkins talks about his career and new memoir, 'We Did OK, Kid'
Anthony Hopkins talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his long career on stage and in film. His new memoir is called, "We Did OK, Kid."
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November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Anthony Hopkins on his memoir www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n...
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Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
they would be friends
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
they would be friends
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This interview with John Tesh about the Roundball Rock theme song returning to NBC is delightful www.npr.org/2025/10/25/n...
John Tesh celebrates the return of his iconic 'Roundball Rock' theme song to the NBC
A '90s classic is back. NPR's Scott Simon talks to musician John Tesh about the triumphant return of "Roundball Rock" to the airwaves.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This interview with John Tesh about the Roundball Rock theme song returning to NBC is delightful www.npr.org/2025/10/25/n...
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Revered Jazz Drummer Jack DeJohnette Dead At 83
Jack DeJohnette, the widely praised jazz drummer best known for his work on Miles Davis’ fusion records, has died. A press representative for ECM Records confirmed the news to the Guardian, while DeJo...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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i've reached 60 movies from 2013. top 10:
1. inside llewyn davis
2. the wolf of wall street
3. frances ha
4. nebraska
5. before midnight
6. gravity
7. 12 years a slave
8. the world's end
9. captain phillips
10. enough said
1. inside llewyn davis
2. the wolf of wall street
3. frances ha
4. nebraska
5. before midnight
6. gravity
7. 12 years a slave
8. the world's end
9. captain phillips
10. enough said
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
i've reached 60 movies from 2013. top 10:
1. inside llewyn davis
2. the wolf of wall street
3. frances ha
4. nebraska
5. before midnight
6. gravity
7. 12 years a slave
8. the world's end
9. captain phillips
10. enough said
1. inside llewyn davis
2. the wolf of wall street
3. frances ha
4. nebraska
5. before midnight
6. gravity
7. 12 years a slave
8. the world's end
9. captain phillips
10. enough said
WEAPONS... good movie
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
WEAPONS... good movie
Wonderful story about Don Was and Detroit's music www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...
Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was's new album is an ode to Detroit and its music
NPR's Don Gonyea rides around Detroit with producer and musician, Don Was. He's assembled a new band from the Motor City to honor its musical legacy on the album, "Groove In The Face Of Adversity."
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October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wonderful story about Don Was and Detroit's music www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...
Jafar Panahi on IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi discusses his new thriller, 'It Was Just an Accident'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jafar Panahi on IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...