Aisha Harris
Stories
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Movies
Fall is right around the corner -- a great time to think about movies to watch
A rundown of the fall movies that we should be looking forward to the most, and the standouts from the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Arts & Life
‘Sing Sing’ tenderly probes the joys – and limits – of art in prison
Colman Domingo leads a dynamic ensemble in a stirring dramatization of Sing Sing prison's arts rehabilitation program.
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Arts & Life
These are the 19 movies we're most excited about this summer
Comedies, action-adventures, coming-of-age tales, animation — plus that sweet, sweet movie theater air conditioning. There's something for everyone at the multiplex; our critics can help you choose.
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What to watch this summer: Here are the TV shows we're looking forward to
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Arts & Life
What 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' thinks of Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie 'Unfrosted'
The Netflix movie Unfrosted tells a made-up version of Pop-Tarts' origin story. It hasn't been received favorably, including by NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts.
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Arts & Life
'The American Society of Magical Negroes': You don't wanna join this club
The film is convinced Black people on screen and in real life are, by and large, contending with the same stereotypes and barriers that we were 20 years ago.
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Arts & Life
Award shows have become outrage generators. Surely there's another way?
From a perceived Barbie snub to the notching of a few significant historical firsts, this awards season has magnified the flaws in how art is celebrated and valued.
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Arts & Life
Remembrance done right: How TCM has perfected the 'in memoriam' montage
TCM Remembers is an annual tribute to the film industry's dearly departed. Somehow, these videos manage to strike just the right balance between sentimentality, fond remembrance and aesthetics.
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Arts & Life
Every era has its own 'American Fiction,' but is there anything new to say?
In Cord Jefferson's directorial debut, Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who echoes earlier Black protagonists in movies like Hollywood Shuffle and Bamboozled.
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Arts & Life
The new 'Color Purple' exudes joy, but dances past some deeper complexities
Drawing on four decades of debate and analysis, this reincarnation is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.
