Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside With You. Good news: We've got a Code Switch podcast extra for you this week — Karen Grigsby Bates sat down with NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, to talk ...

The best way to judge a movie about famous people is to ask yourself whether the movie would work (as a film) if the people weren’t famous. In the case of “Southside With You,” a movie about Barack ...

You are getting a film review of “Southside with You” from a very committed, partisan Republican. Yet I think it will be useful for a lot of people who don’t like the president to see this movie. Even ...

How do great romances start? In most cases, especially in the days before the internet, there’s a meeting, a mutual attraction or interest, followed up by a first date. And that’s where we find Barack ...

Meet the Proxy Obamas of Southside With You“There was that look they give each other — an authentic, real look of love; even a sexiness.” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Tika Sumpter is Michelle Obama and Parker Sawyer is Barrack Obama in upcoming romantic drama 'Southside with You.' The upcoming movie is inspired by the first date of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

I’d like to think I’m open-minded enough to be able to enjoy a film about how a young Donald Trump met his wife. Although I guess that would be the first film of a trilogy, right? It certainly doesn’t ...