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News Articles: Series: Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic.

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  • Movie Reviews

The new 'Fantastic Four' starts Marvel's next phase off on the right (gigantic) foot

Some superhero movies go for real-world relevance. The Fantastic Four: First Steps succeeds by doubling down on whimsical, wide-eyed wonder.

July 25, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Billy Joel in 1977.

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  • TV Reviews

I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary

NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.

July 24, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Micheal Ward plays the sole Black character in<em> Eddington. Of course</em> he's a police officer.

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  • Movie Reviews

The problem(s) with Ari Aster's 'Eddington'

This high-anxiety pandemic Western wants to impress you by reproducing the chaos, disinformation, and combativeness of 2020 — but it's less satire than a star-filled documentary reenactment.

July 19, 2025
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in <em>Severance</em>. Both were nominated for Emmys Tuesday.

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  • Television

5 takeaways from the 2025 Emmy nominations

Apple TV+ must be happy about how many nominations they've raked in this year for hit shows including Severance and The Studio, NPR critic Linda Holmes says.

July 15, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Chelley Bissainthe on Season 7 of <em>Love Island USA. </em>Chelley and her partner, Ace, were dumped from the villa on Friday's episode.

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  • Television

'Love Island USA' might decenter whiteness — but the show still won't face reality

The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ethnic diversity from the show's mealy-mouthed handling of behind-the-scenes drama.

July 13, 2025
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
David Corenswet plays Superman in James Gunn's new film.

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  • Movie Reviews

James Gunn's 'Superman' movie is corny. Which is why it gets Superman right

Every era gets the Superman it needs. James Gunn's version — sincere, inspiring and idealistic — will make you want to cheer.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Megan Stalter plays 30-something Jessica on <em>Too Much</em>, Netflix's new rom-com created by Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber.

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  • TV Reviews

Lena Dunham isn't trying to reinvent the rom-com. That's why 'Too Much' works

The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.

July 10, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
We asked our listeners: What's your favorite Pixar movie? Clockwise from left: <em>Coco, Inside Out, Toy Story 3, WALL-E, Ratatouille </em>and <em>Finding Nemo</em>

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  • Movies

What's the best Pixar movie? Here's what our listeners said

People have strong opinions about the best Pixar movies. We asked NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Aisha Harris and
  • Stephen Thompson
The new HBO documentary <em>My Mom Jayne </em>is an effective, empathetic study of love and family.

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  • Movie Reviews

Mariska Hargitay walks a fine line in 'My Mom Jayne'

It's natural to feel some skepticism when a celebrity makes a documentary about their own family. But Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay' tells a story that is both effective and empathetic.

July 05, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original in <em>M3GAN 2.0</em> directed by Gerard Johnstone.

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  • Movie Reviews

'M3GAN 2.0' is more of an expansion pack than an upgrade

Filmmakers stuff the killer-robot sequel with extraneous plot threads, but preserve the B-movie appeal of the original.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto.

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  • TV Reviews

'The Bear' is back — and leaning into its strengths in Season 4

The new season picks up right where we left off — with a review of the restaurant — and refocuses on the relationships between Carmy, Sydney and Richie.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Dakota Johnson plays a money-obsessed NYC matchmaker in <em>Materialists.</em>

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  • Analysis

I can't stop thinking about this plotline in 'Materialists'

A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering.

June 21, 2025
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By:
  • Aisha Harris

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  • Movie Reviews

We're all going to die. What now? 'The Life of Chuck' sits with this question

Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Harry (Pedro Pascal) in <em>Materialists</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

The math in Celine Song's 'Materialists' doesn't add up

The characters in the romantic comedy Materialists, Celine Song's follow-up to Past Lives, see the dating pool in terms of the "market" – people are evaluated by how "competitive" they are and marriage is treated like an equation to be solved.

June 13, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor.

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  • Television

'Doctor Who' is about possibility. Ncuti Gatwa's role embodied that

Until recently, the long-running British show was too often content with iteration. Actor Ncuti Gatwa brought an unapologetic queerness to the character of the Doctor.

June 07, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
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