Linda Holmes

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In the terrific new film The Christophers, an art restorer with a little background in forgery takes a job as an assistant to a once-famous artist who's faded from public life.

And her motives are complicated.

And I'm Linda Holmes.

And today we're talking about the Christophers on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining us today is our co-host, Aisha Harris.

Hello, Aisha.

Hello, Linda.

So The Christophers begins with Michaela Cole as Lori, an art restorer who gets a call from a brother and sister played by James Corden and Jessica Gunning.

They are the good-for-nothing children of the once very famous artist Julian Sklar, played by Ian McKellen.

They have no real relationship to speak of with their father, and they're concerned they'll get nothing when he dies.

So they have a proposition for Lori.

She will get a job as Julian's assistant, and she'll sneak up to his attic and complete several unfinished canvases from a series known as The Christophers.

Then, when Julian dies, these paintings will be discovered, and they will reap the rewards.

Laurie decides to take the job, but when she meets the prickly Julian, he's not quite what she expects, and the story of the Christophers gets tricky, too.

The movie is mostly a two-hander between Cole and McKellen, and they are pretty great together.

The film is in theaters now.

Glenn, I'm going to start with you.

Where did you come down on the Christophers?