Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Pete's Dragon' And Kids And Their Monsters
On this week's show, we visit with Disney's latest live-action effort and talk about why kids have, and love, their friendly monsters.
Movies
At 81, Disney's First African-American Animator Is Still In The Studio
First hired in the 1950s, Floyd Norman is still drawing. "Creative people don't hang it up," he says. "We don't walk away, we don't want to sit in a lawn chair. ... We want to continue to work. "
The First First Date Unfolds In 'Southside With You'
Based on the real story of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, Southside With You follows two young idealists through a day together without relying too heavily on winks at their future.
'Mia Madre' Weaves Memory, Fantasy And Film Into A Poignant Rumination On Loss
Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti's latest is a charming, heartfelt and slyly satirical meditation on cinema — which exists at the crossroads of fantasy and reality — and the loss of a parent.
Opaque Storytelling Leaves Rachel Weisz's Character A 'Complete Unknown'
Weisz plays a woman who's spent her life creating new identities, but the filmmakers leave her motivations, and her character, frustratingly unmoored and unclear.
'Hands Of Stone,' Fists Of Ham: Roberto Durán Biopic Telegraphs Every Punch
A strong performance by Édgar Ramírez as the Panamanian boxer can't save a film that suffers from a lack of focus and thin characterization.
Actor John Krasinski Takes Stock Of His 'Lottery-Ticket Life'
Krasinski says he's thankful for his big break "every single day." Three years after the wrap of The Office, he continues to branch out. He's now directing and co-starring in the film The Hollars.
Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future of 'Birth Of A Nation': Episode 14
News of a 1999 rape case against Nate Parker raises some age-old questions about culture. Can art be separated from its creator? What moral obligations, if any, do the consumers of culture bear?
Wolverine's Mutton Chops To Hugh Jackman: 'This Ain't Over, Bub'
The Fire Still (Side)Burns: Jackman recently took to social media to shave off the distinctive facial hair he sported for the role of Wolverine. Those mutton chops are not handling the breakup well.
With 'Hell Or High Water,' Jeff Bridges Returns To The American West
The actor discusses his new film, a return to a genre Bridges knows quite well: the Western. He talks with host Farai Chideya.