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The title<em> Cocaine Bear</em> says it all, and the film delivers on that promise in 95 minutes.

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  • Pop Culture

What 'Succession' and 'Cocaine Bear' have in common (other than cocaine)

There's an art to knowing when a story is over. The creators of the film Cocaine Bear (just 95 minutes long) and the show Succession (which will end after the upcoming fourth season) understand this.

February 26, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
A tidal wave hits a high school reunion in <em>Class of '07.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Class of '07, Snowfall and Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears

February 24, 2023
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  • Jordan Crucchiola,
  • Ronald Young Jr.,
  • and 2 more
<em>His Dark Materials </em>on HBO is an adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Scriptnotes podcast, Elissa Bassist's Hysterical, and more.

February 17, 2023
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  • Joelle Monique,
  • Daisy Rosario,
  • and 3 more
"Say, do any of you guys know how to Madison?" Scott (Paul Rudd) and Cassie (Kathryn Newton) greeted by residents of the Quantum Realm.

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  • Movie Reviews

In 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' the setting is subatomic — as are the stakes

The third film in Marvel's Ant-Man trilogy sends the MCU's tinest titans into a subatomic universe, where they — and we the viewers — get stuck.

February 15, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
The cover of SZA's latest album <em>SOS</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Switched on Pop episode about SZA, the movie Sharper, Burt Bacharach's legacy and more.

February 10, 2023
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By:
  • Christina Tucker,
  • Linda Holmes,
  • and 4 more
Connie Britton plays Dee Dee, a wealthy woman who has lost her husband, in <em>Dear Edward.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Dear Edward' tugs — and tugs, and tugs — at your heartstrings

If you enjoyed having a good cry over This Is Us, then Dear Edward, about the aftermath of a plane crash, is for you. But it's a Very Sad Show and your heartstrings should know what they're in for.

February 04, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
Pedro Pascal plays Joel Miller in <em>The Last of Us</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Last of Us, The Looney Tunes Show and Ice Merchants.

February 03, 2023
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By:
  • Marc Rivers,
  • Ayesha Rascoe,
  • and 2 more
Luke Tennie and Jason Segel star in Apple TV's <em>Shrinking</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Shrinking' gets great work from a great cast

The new comedy series Shrinking shares some DNA with Ted Lasso. But it's a smaller-scale piece with one of the strongest across-the-board casts that's been assembled in recent memory.

February 01, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
Lesley Manville stars in<em> Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.

January 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ella Ceron,
  • Marc Rivers,
  • and 2 more
Priya Kansara as Ria Khan in <em>Polite Society.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now

The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.

January 27, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
In <em>Poker Face,</em> Natasha Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale, a casino worker who is gifted at knowing when people are lying.

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  • TV Reviews

No lie: Natasha Lyonne is unforgettable in 'Poker Face'

Natasha Lyonne is a Columbo-like accidental visitor to crime after crime in a case-of-the-week show arriving on Peacock with an impressive roster of guest stars.

January 25, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
Carrie (Sofia Oxenham), left, and Jen (Máiréad Tyers) get powered up in <em>Extraordinary</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Extraordinary' is a super-powered comedy that's broad, brash and bingeable

In Hulu's sardonically silly comedy, everyone in the human race acquires different powers except for one young woman. And she's not happy about it.

January 25, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once</em>, which led the Oscar nominations Tuesday.

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  • Movies

5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle. All this, plus the big showing for the unconventional nominations leader.

January 24, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
June (Storm Reid) is on the case when her mother disappears during a vacation with her boyfriend.

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  • Movie Reviews

When her mother goes 'Missing,' a Gen-Z teen takes up a tense search on screens

The new thriller Missing unfolds on the screens of a teenager searching for her vanished mother. But the growth of what should be a simple format turns out to be ... complicated.

January 19, 2023
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Twenty contestants are sequestered in a castle in <em>The Traitors. </em>Three of them are designated as traitors. If all the traitors have been banished when the game ends, the remaining faithfuls split the money. If there are any traitors left, the traitors split the money.

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  • TV Reviews

You will not be betrayed by 'The Traitors'

The Peacock competition series combines a solid cast, the perfect host, an entertaining atmosphere and a nice, juicy game design. And it all adds up to a highly binge-able show.

January 15, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
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