On Midday Edition Thursday, we look at various art exhibits you can pop into this weekend, no paid ticket necessary.

Then, we invite you to our Christmas Smackdown edition of Midday Movies, starting with an annual holiday debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?

Then, we look beyond "Die Hard" to pick the warmest and fuzziest, as well as most action-packed Christmas movies.

Guests:

• Julia Dixon Evans, arts reporter, KPBS
• Beth Accomando, arts reporter, KPBS
• Yazdi Pithavala, podcaster, Moviewallas