Movies

Ben Whishaw voices the perpetually well-meaning bear in Paddington 2.

Books
Arts

2018 'Ghost List' Revisits The TV, Books And Movies A Critic Wishes He Covered

1:41pm December 17, 2018

by John Powers

Each year, Fresh Air critic-at-large John Powers finds himself haunted by the books, movies and shows that he loved but wasn't able to review on the air.

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News Brief: Trump's Personnel Changes, Obamacare, Weinstein Case

5:12am December 17, 2018

The White House makes more personnel moves as a government shutdown looms. A federal judge's ruling threatens Obamacare. The latest in the sexual harassment case against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Hate TV Christmas Specials? Try These

6:25pm December 16, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Christmas specials are often a schlocky tradition on TV. But it doesn't have to be that way. A few surprisingly decent specials will air this holiday season.

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National

Library Of Congress Honors Groundbreaking 1898 Film Depicting Black Joy

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Something Good, a film that shows the first known on-screen kiss between two black actors — and the last until 1945 — is being added to the National Film Registry.

In Bleed Out, filmmaker and comedian Steve Burrows documents the 10-year odyssey of trying to figure out what went wrong when his mom went in for a hip replacement surgery and came out with brain damage and mobility issues after a weeks-long coma.

Health & Safety

'Bleed Out' Shows How Medical Errors Can Have Life-Changing Consequences

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Steve Burrows' new HBO documentary, Bleed Out, follows the medical malpractice suit he filed on behalf of his mom, who lapsed into a coma after surgery.

Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) pulls companion Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole) on a makeshift wagon in the movie Capernaum.

Arts

In 'Capernaum,' The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child's Perspective

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Bilal Qureshi

In Beirut, a young boy sues his parents for giving birth to him in poverty. That's the premise of a new film from director Nadine Labaki which features her most unapologetically activist agenda.

Regina King stars as Sharon, the mother of embattled young lover Tish, If Beale Street Could Talk.

Arts

'Black Love In All Its Different Ways': Regina King On Her 'Beale Street' Role

6:00pm December 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk is now in theaters. It gives actress Regina King yet another complex character to inhabit.

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Though he is best-known for his auteur work, composer, playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical.

Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage

6:34pm December 14, 2018

Though best-known for his auteur work, the mastermind of Hamilton and In the Heights says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical.

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"The Lion King," released in 1994 and one of the top grossing U.S. films of all time, is celebrated at a Disney fan event in Anaheim, Calif.

Swahili Speakers Debate Disney's Trademark of 'Hakuna Matata' For T-Shirts

5:46pm December 14, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, Africa media has launched a discussion on whether that's cultural appropriation.

Yonis (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole), L, and Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), R, find a moment of quiet amid the chaos in Capernaum.

Arts

A Boy Grows Up Fast On The Streets Of Beirut In The Dickensian 'Capernaum'

4:36pm December 14, 2018

by Bob Mondello

A tough, wise-beyond-his-years 12-year-old (Zain Al Rafeea) leaves the misery of his home life, only to take on the responsibility of caring for an even younger child.