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Marc Rivers, Pien Huang, Joel Rose, Miles Parks

What makes a dad movie? Two NPR movie-loving fathers talk about the classics and the films they hope their children will love.

Jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim, the man behind an anti-apartheid anthem, has died at 91

Marc Rivers, Jeanette Woods

Jazz legend and anti-apartheid icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died at the age of 91. He leaves behind a global contribution to jazz music.

Cineplexity: movies where the city of LA is a character, from Chinatown to Clueless

Marc Rivers, Matteen Mokalla, Mandalit del Barco, Adrian Florido

Los Angeles can be glamorous, gritty, sprawling and strange. NPR cinephiles discuss the movies that bring the city to life.

What immigrant stories in movies teach us about the American dream

Marc Rivers, Adrian Florido, Ryan Benk, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

On this week's Cineplexity, we explore what movies about immigrants teach us about life in America. What movies get the story right? What do they get wrong? And what stories are left untold?

Cineplexity: The state of Star Wars

Glen Weldon, Adrian Florido, Marc Rivers

NPR's Star Wars nerds talk about whether the franchise still has the juice, as 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' hits the cinemas.

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Republican congressman explains his objections to $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Sarah Handel, Marc Rivers, Juana Summers, Luke Garrett

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Cineplexity: the best and worst of wedding movies

Marc Rivers, Emily Feng, Kathryn Fink, Barrie Hardymon

In this week's Cineplexity, where we examine life's complexities by talking about cinema, we're taking on the best and worst of the beloved trope of "weddings in the movies."