'Interstellar,' 'Horns,' 'Big Hero 6,' Sweatpants, and Listener Mail

The Takeaway: Movie Date

English - November 07, 2014 19:09 - 33 minutes - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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How important is logic in a movie? Does it matter more with the scientific rules of the story? Or with the motivations of the movie's characters? Rafer and Kristen contemplate questions of logic, as well as issues of family in this week's Movie Date.

On the chopping block: Christopher Nolan's outer space story of humanity and heroism, "Interstellar"; "Horns," starring Daniel Radcliffe as a young man who resembles the devil; and "Big Hero 6," which centers on a robotics prodigy and his big, puffy, loving robot friend.

Rafer and Kristen also offer a couple of Sweatpants picks, for those who prefer to sit on the couch, rather than hit the theatres.

There's also listener mail, and, as always, trivia!