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The HBO Max show 'The Flight Attendant' is back for a 2nd season
Saturday, April 23, 2022
The series is not the traditional comedy setup. NPR's Linda Holmes shares her review.
In its second season, 'The Flight Attendant' charts a new course — and it works
Friday, April 22, 2022
Lots of shows come back for a second season without a clear purpose. The Flight Attendant finds one.
Hollywood has found a favorite new subject — the failed CEOs of tech companies
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
All of a sudden it seems like Hollywood has found a favorite new subject — the failed CEOs of tech companies with bio-pics depicting the rise and fall of the heads of Uber, WeWork and Theranos.
Thank goodness, 'The Great Pottery Throw Down' is back
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Cousin to The Great British Baking Show, this pottery competition almost dares you to make fun of its aggressively earnest approach.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading and viewing
Friday, April 15, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jerrod Carmichael's standup special, and more.
In Apple TV+'s 'Roar,' stories of womanhood are satisfyingly weird
Friday, April 15, 2022
While the experimental series has a star-studded cast — including Issa Rae and Nicole Kidman — its directors meld the fantastical with the real.
'The Dropout' nails the ending – even though Elizabeth Holmes' story isn't over
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Confronted with the mess she's made at her startup Theranos, Holmes simply runs at the end of the Hulu show.
'Julia' takes on a new side of Julia Child — the challenges of newfound fame
Saturday, April 02, 2022
'Julia' examines Julia Child's ascent to celebrity.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading, listening and gaming
Friday, April 01, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: plenty of games and Sailor Moon.
From rom-com lead to action star, Bruce Willis leaves behind an expansive career
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The actor's family announced Wednesday he's stepping away from acting. He was recently diagnosed with aphasia, which affects language and communication.
The case for 'Is It Cake?,' Netflix's new game show
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
There's something perfect about the fact that almost two years after a meme, Netflix made it into a game show.
After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the Oscars took a turn
Monday, March 28, 2022
It's always a bad sign when the academy has to say it doesn't condone violence.
TV Review: 'Starstruck' season 2
Sunday, March 27, 2022
A look at the second season of Starstruck, the romantic comedy series streaming on HBO Max.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend listening and viewing
Friday, March 25, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: game shows and album recommendations.
'The Lost City' is silly, sexy, movie-star fun
Friday, March 25, 2022
The Lost City is mostly a chance to watch Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum be charming and silly together. That turns out to be a pretty good deal.
You voted — here's a ranking of the top movies ever to win an Oscar for best picture
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners voted on the top movies of all time to win best picture at the Oscars.
'Deep Water' could have been artful or fun — but instead, it's just mechanical
Saturday, March 19, 2022
The movie's conceit is right up director Adrian Lyne's alley: a story about the mixing of sex and violence. But the film, starring Ana De Armas and Ben Affleck, is more competent than anything else.
'Windfall' is a satisfying, well-acted thriller that lives up to its clever premise
Friday, March 18, 2022
The Netflix movie, directed by Charlie McDowell, follows three unnamed characters played by Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins. What unfolds is unsettling, suspenseful and very, very tense.
Brain surgery separates memories of work life from personal life in 'Severence'
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The Apple series 'Severance' is about a group of office workers who have undergone brain surgery that completely separates their memories of work from their memories of their regular lives.
Once, cultural ties to Russia were deliberate and hopeful. Now, they're eroding
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Russia's growing isolation in the cultural world is poignant for those who remember optimistic outreach of the 80s and 90s.