Father's Day Movie Picks
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist and critic Jimi Izrael about the best movies to watch on Father's Day.
Movies
The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a whimsical elegy to a fading San Francisco. It features a score by Emile Mosseri that's exuberant and poetic, positioning music front and center in the film.
Mindy Kaling And Emma Thompson Shatter The 'Late Night' Glass Ceiling
Thompson plays a successful TV host who pulled the ladder up behind her in the movie Late Night. Kaling says a female late night host is "science fiction," but this was the role she wanted to write.
Tessa Thompson, New 'Men In Black' Agent, Found Inspiration In The Originals
Thompson stars in the new Men in Black: International, and she says she might never have thought of movie stardom if she hadn't seen Will Smith on television and in the original Men in Black films.
In 'Shaft,' The Sex Machine Grinds Its Gears
The sequel to the sequel to the classic 1971 blaxploitation film is fueled by gay-panic jokes and poorly staged, violence-is-the-answer set pieces.
Erase The Awful 'Men In Black: International' From Your Mind
The not-so-stealthy reboot of the sci-fi/comedy franchise skimps on comedy to focus on world-building, an overplotted story and set dressing.
'The Dead Don't Die' In Jarmusch's Latest, But Your Patience Will
In Jim Jarmusch's archly pessimistic zombie comedy, characters repeat the same gags and prove humanity isn't worth saving. Sound like fun?
'Late Night' Doesn't Quite Dazzle, But It Digs In
Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson star in the story of a young comedy writer and the legendary host she idolizes.
'Last Black Man In San Francisco' Reveals A Longing For Home In A Changing City
Jimmie Fails plays a man who continues to visit the old Victorian house he grew up in — even though his family no longer owns it — in this comic fable about the toll of gentrification.
New Documentary 'Blue Note: Beyond The Notes' Surpasses Its Purpose
A new documentary, part of the label's 80th anniversary celebrations, transcends the promotional reasons behind its creation... more or less.