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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Robert Calvert, founder of the World of Massage Museum in Spokane, Wash. Calvert says massage is a longstanding facet of medicine, and his museum has on display thousands of contraptions used over the ages.

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the new film King Arthur. He says the movie falls short because not only does it fail to follow the Arthurian legend, but all the dialogue, action scenes and wardrobe just seem silly.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Science of Sleep, the new film from Michel Gondry. Previously, Gondry directed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

The Last King of Scotland stars Forrest Whitaker as charismatic -- and unfathomably murderous -- ruler Idi Amin. In the film adapted from a bestselling book by Giles Foden, the Ugandan dictator's bloody reign is seen through the eyes of a young Scottish doctor who finds himself thrust into Amin's inner circle.

Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has become a favorite of jazz fans and critics worldwide. But musician and Day to Day contributor David Was finds her latest album less than satisfying.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new documentary, Ballets Russes, just out on DVD. It tells the story of ballet after the death of Sergei Diaghilev, who founded and ran the company until 1929.

Film Critic David Edelstein reviews "Flags of Our Fathers," directed by Clint Eastwood. The film is about the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.

The new film The Queen looks at England's royal family following the death of Princess Diana. It's directed by Stephen Frears and features Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. The movie opened the New York Film Festival on Friday. NPR critic Bob Mondello has a review.

Our television critic reviews the new drama series Brothers & Sisters, which airs on Sunday night in the ABC time slot previously occupied by Grey's Anatomy.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what critics are saying about this weekend's major movie releases -- Marie Antoinette, The Prestige and the Clint Eastwood epic Flags of our Fathers.